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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.

November 18

XNorthern Shoveler
6Gadwall
XGreen-winged Teal
14Ring-necked Duck
2Lesser Scaup
14Bufflehead
6Hooded Merganser
75Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
50American Coot
1Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
3Pied-billed Grebe
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
2Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
4Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
35Canada Goose
3Mallard
2Greater Scaup
1Common Goldeneye
1Greater Yellowlegs
50Least Sandpiper
40Double-crested Cormorant
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
9Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Hermit Thrush
20American Pipit
1American Goldfinch
5White-throated Sparrow
50Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Palm Warbler
3Pine Warbler

November 16

4Blue-winged Teal
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-tailed Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch

November 14

2Surf Scoter
1Hairy Woodpecker
6Cave Swallow
1Northern House Wren

November 13

1Northern Pintail
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Swamp Sparrow

November 12

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