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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--Causeway

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

December 29

1Northern Mockingbird
100Canada Goose
600Tundra Swan
100Northern Shoveler
600Gadwall
300American Wigeon
200Northern Pintail
100Green-winged Teal
1Bufflehead
5Hooded Merganser
20American Coot
1Palm Warbler
3American Black Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
3Bonaparte's Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
3Forster's Tern
19Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Egret
8American White Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
3Cedar Waxwing
1White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
1Prairie Warbler
XSnow Goose
2Ruddy Duck
XMourning Dove
XKilldeer
3Great Blue Heron
2Belted Kingfisher
XEuropean Starling
50Rusty Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal
9Wood Duck
200Redhead
1Laughing Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1White Ibis
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
7Carolina Chickadee
31Tree Swallow
10Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2American Goldfinch
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
82Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Sora
1American Woodcock
1Winter Wren

December 27

1Cooper's Hawk
1Brown Thrasher
2American Robin