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Mission Statement

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.

May 11

7Canada Goose
27Wood Duck
8Mallard
1Ring-necked Duck
7Ruddy Duck
5Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
9Semipalmated Plover
19Spotted Sandpiper
7Solitary Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
90Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
5Double-crested Cormorant
5Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
5Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
4Red-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
5Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
14Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
2Northern Parula
2Northern Yellow Warbler
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
5Scarlet Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
4Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting

May 8

1Blue-winged Teal
1Chimney Swift
4American Coot
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
4Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Tree Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
3Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat