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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 Goldsboro Wastewater Treatment Plant

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

January 10

20Northern Shoveler
9Gadwall
350Green-winged Teal
4Redhead
5Ring-necked Duck
16Bufflehead
30Hooded Merganser
100Ruddy Duck
30American Coot
25Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
6Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Song Sparrow
3Wood Duck
6Mallard
5Northern Pintail
2Great Egret
5American Wigeon
1Canvasback
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
5American Crow
1Carolina Wren
2American Pipit
40Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

January 9

1Bonaparte's Gull
2Blue-winged Teal
4Mourning Dove
1Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
15Greater Yellowlegs
2White Ibis
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
7Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
4White-throated Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 8

2Canada Goose
1Greater Scaup
3Lesser Scaup
2Least Sandpiper
1Tufted Titmouse
1Common Yellowthroat

January 7

1American Herring Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk

January 6

1Killdeer

January 5

1Black Vulture