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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.

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.

August 14

7Wood Duck
5Mallard
1Ruddy Duck
3American Coot
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2European Starling
3Mourning Dove
13Least Sandpiper
2Double-crested Cormorant
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Fish Crow
10Barn Swallow
40Cliff Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Blue-winged Teal
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
4Spotted Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
4Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3American Goldfinch
35Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Parula
2Northern Yellow Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

August 13

1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Purple Martin

August 11

1Forster's Tern
1Mississippi Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2American Redstart
2Prairie Warbler
2Indigo Bunting

August 9

1Rock Pigeon
1Red-tailed Hawk