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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 5

23Canada Goose
200Northern Shoveler
4Gadwall
25Green-winged Teal
200Ring-necked Duck
6Lesser Scaup
50Bufflehead
200Hooded Merganser
50American Coot
8Lesser Yellowlegs
25Greater Yellowlegs
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Franklin's Gull
8Ring-billed Gull
3White Ibis
2Western Cattle-Egret
15Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Northern Flicker
1Carolina Wren
XMallard
XRuddy Duck
15Least Sandpiper

December 4

2Greater Scaup
5Mourning Dove
8Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
3Pied-billed Grebe
8Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
5Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
13American Crow
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Horned Lark
11Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern Mockingbird
8American Pipit
1Purple Finch
5White-throated Sparrow
9Savannah Sparrow
11Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
60Red-winged Blackbird
3Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

December 3

1Red-tailed Hawk
2Hermit Thrush
3Palm Warbler
1Redhead
1Laughing Gull
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
2American Robin
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Tufted Titmouse
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
12American Wigeon
1Northern Harrier
1Loggerhead Shrike
2House Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco

December 2

1Cooper's Hawk

December 1

2Double-crested Cormorant
1Field Sparrow