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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.

December 12

100Northern Shoveler
100Green-winged Teal
50Ring-necked Duck
6Bufflehead
25Hooded Merganser
40Ruddy Duck
10American Coot
6Killdeer
4Wilson's Snipe
16Greater Yellowlegs
12Least Sandpiper
6Ring-billed Gull
7White Ibis
27Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Bald Eagle
80Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
4American Pipit
30Red-winged Blackbird

December 11

40Canada Goose
2Gadwall
2Mallard
4Canvasback
4Redhead
25Lesser Scaup
1Common Goldeneye
1Red-breasted Merganser
5Mourning Dove
4Lesser Yellowlegs
2Bonaparte's Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
12Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
4Eastern Phoebe
9American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
9Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
100American Robin
3Purple Finch
5American Goldfinch
11White-throated Sparrow
4Savannah Sparrow
15Song Sparrow
100Brown-headed Cowbird
2Palm Warbler
15Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

December 10

4Wood Duck
1Belted Kingfisher
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
2Greater Scaup
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Osprey
1Loggerhead Shrike
1House Sparrow
2Orange-crowned Warbler

December 8

1Tundra Swan
1American Wigeon
1Franklin's Gull
1Horned Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Horned Lark
20European Starling
3Swamp Sparrow

December 7

1Blue Jay
9Blue-winged Teal
1Eastern Meadowlark