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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.

July 5

7Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
3Spotted Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
3White Ibis
5Little Blue Heron
5Green Heron
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
5Osprey
3Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1American Goldfinch
4Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

July 4

25Canada Goose
7Wood Duck
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
35Glossy Ibis
10Tricolored Heron
25Snowy Egret
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
3Purple Martin
2Orchard Oriole
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prothonotary Warbler

July 3

3Least Sandpiper
2Forster's Tern
1Great Horned Owl
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
6European Starling
1Wood Thrush
1American Robin