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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly birds.

The Club meets each winter, spring, and fall at different locations in the Carolinas. Meeting sites are selected to give participants an opportunity to see many different kinds of birds. Guided field trips and informative programs are combined for an exciting weekend of meeting with people who share an enthusiasm and concern for birds.

The Club offers research grants in avian biology for undergraduate and graduate students, and scholarships for young birders.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Mattamuskeet NWR

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

September 26

14Northern Pintail ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
3Laughing Gull ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
6Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
10Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
7Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
10Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
5Carolina Wren ✓
10European Starling ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
50Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4Common Grackle ✓
3Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
20American Redstart ✓
15Northern Parula ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
3Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
2Summer Tanager ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

September 25

1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
2American Crow ✓
53Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
4Canada Goose ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1American Robin ✓

September 22

2Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓

September 21

1Green Heron ✓