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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

November 14

15Canada Goose
6Blue-winged Teal
12Northern Shoveler
12Gadwall
200Green-winged Teal
4Ring-necked Duck
2Greater Scaup
1Lesser Scaup
2Surf Scoter
15Bufflehead
20Hooded Merganser
300Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
100American Coot
2Killdeer
15Wilson's Snipe
20Least Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
8Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
6Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
7American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
6Cave Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
5American Pipit
16White-throated Sparrow
7Savannah Sparrow
12Song Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

November 13

2Mallard
1Northern Pintail
8Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow

November 12

19Wild Turkey
1Forster's Tern
1Lesser Yellowlegs
10Tree Swallow