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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.

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Recent reports from Mattamuskeet NWR--Lake Landing

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

October 17

2Wood Duck ✓
5Blue-winged Teal ✓
2American Black Duck ✓
50Northern Pintail ✓
40Green-winged Teal ✓
5Ring-necked Duck ✓
10Ruddy Duck ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
3Common Gallinule ✓
28American Coot ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
2Great Black-backed Gull ✓
22Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
8Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
3Bald Eagle ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
200Tree Swallow ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
24Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

October 16

15Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
3Killdeer ✓
5Laughing Gull ✓
12Double-crested Cormorant ✓
52White Ibis ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1European Starling ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2American Redstart ✓
3Northern Parula ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓