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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.

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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.

March 20

7Canada Goose
4Wood Duck
60Northern Shoveler
2Mallard
70Green-winged Teal
9Lesser Scaup
6Bufflehead
200Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
100American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
8Least Sandpiper
2Pied-billed Grebe
40Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
5American Crow
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
4Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
2American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
14Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
8Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
15Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
10Northern Cardinal

March 19

3Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
4Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark

March 14

1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1American Robin
1Brown-headed Cowbird