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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.

August 21

3Semipalmated Plover
3Lesser Yellowlegs
10Least Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
8Mallard
1Ruddy Duck
1Killdeer
1Wilson's Phalarope
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Pectoral Sandpiper
2Black Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
6Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1American Crow
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Red-winged Blackbird
2American Coot
2Pied-billed Grebe
2Green Heron
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
25Wood Duck
4Blue-winged Teal
3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4American Goldfinch
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Blue Grosbeak

August 17

1Anhinga

August 16

1Chimney Swift
1Little Blue Heron
1Cliff Swallow
1European Starling
3Eastern Meadowlark
2Common Grackle