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Mission Statement

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 Duck Park Boardwalk

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

May 1

4Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
5Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
3Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
1House Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
4American Robin
1Orchard Oriole
1Baltimore Oriole
25Red-winged Blackbird
25Common Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal

April 30

3Royal Tern
1American Kestrel
2Great Crested Flycatcher
7Cedar Waxwing
10Boat-tailed Grackle
1Mallard
1American Goldfinch
1Blue Grosbeak
2Ring-billed Gull
1Blue Jay
6European Starling
12House Sparrow
2House Finch
4Brown-headed Cowbird

April 29

1Chimney Swift
1Green Heron
2Downy Woodpecker

April 27

1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Tree Swallow
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow

April 26

4Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant

April 25

7Bonaparte's Gull
1Canada Goose
1Common Loon
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown Thrasher
1Swamp Sparrow