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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--Wildlife Drive

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

February 6

1Gadwall
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Gray Catbird
1Hermit Thrush
1White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
3Common Grackle
2Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Brown Thrasher
3American Robin
1American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow
30Canada Goose
24Mallard
2Hooded Merganser
4Common Merganser
1Long-billed Dowitcher
6Pied-billed Grebe
3White Ibis
1Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
1Eastern Phoebe
1Fish Crow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Fox Sparrow
12Red-winged Blackbird
1Cackling Goose
1Tundra Swan
1Blue-winged Teal
1Northern Shoveler
1American Wigeon
1American Black Duck
1Northern Pintail
1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Virginia Rail
1Sora
1American Coot
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Black Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird