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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.

August 24

1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
20Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
1Anhinga
1Eastern Phoebe
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
1Semipalmated Plover
1Solitary Sandpiper
1American Crow
1Red-winged Blackbird
11Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
12Mallard
1Ruddy Duck
3American Coot
1Wilson's Phalarope
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
6Greater Yellowlegs
1Stilt Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
8Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Black Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
8Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
24Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
3Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
6Barn Swallow
1Summer Tanager
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Great Egret
5Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
6Green-winged Teal
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Horned Grebe
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler

August 23

1Osprey
1Eastern Kingbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Blue Grosbeak

August 22

2Little Blue Heron
1American Goldfinch

August 21

1Black Vulture
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Waterthrush
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Pine Warbler