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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.

December 14

XNorthern Shoveler
XGreen-winged Teal
1Canvasback
XRing-necked Duck
XLesser Scaup
XBufflehead
XHooded Merganser
XRuddy Duck
1Killdeer
5Wilson's Snipe
12Least Sandpiper
56Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
5White Ibis
20Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1American Pipit

December 13

2Gadwall
1Redhead
100American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
4Double-crested Cormorant
17Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
15Rock Pigeon
20Red-winged Blackbird

December 12

80Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee

December 11

40Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Common Goldeneye
1Red-breasted Merganser
5Mourning Dove
4Lesser Yellowlegs
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Harrier
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
2Tufted Titmouse
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
100American Robin
3Purple Finch
5American Goldfinch
11White-throated Sparrow
4Savannah Sparrow
100Brown-headed Cowbird
2Palm Warbler
15Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

December 10

4Wood Duck
1Belted Kingfisher
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
2Greater Scaup
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Osprey
1Loggerhead Shrike
1House Sparrow
2Orange-crowned Warbler