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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.

January 27

200Northern Shoveler
8Gadwall
8Mallard
45Northern Pintail
150Green-winged Teal
8Canvasback
6Redhead
600Ring-necked Duck
40Bufflehead
80Hooded Merganser
250Ruddy Duck
4Mourning Dove
90American Coot
1Killdeer
7Wilson's Snipe
35Least Sandpiper
30Ring-billed Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
15Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
35Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
8Eastern Phoebe
4Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Winter Wren
2Carolina Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
6Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
5Savannah Sparrow
12Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
10Eastern Meadowlark
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 24

2Blue-winged Teal
4American Black Duck
2Lesser Black-backed Gull

January 23

4American Wigeon
1Common Merganser
5Lesser Yellowlegs
30Greater Yellowlegs
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2European Starling
2Northern Cardinal
1American Pipit
42Red-winged Blackbird

January 22

1Common Goldeneye
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern House Wren
2Northern Mockingbird