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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.

September 18

15Wood Duck
50Blue-winged Teal
9Northern Shoveler
40Mallard
3Ruddy Duck
1Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Coot
2Killdeer
3Wilson's Phalarope
65Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
25Stilt Sandpiper
1Sanderling
40Least Sandpiper
35Pectoral Sandpiper
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Black Tern
7Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
6Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
7American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
20Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
1Northern Parula
3Northern Yellow Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

September 17

6Semipalmated Plover
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Eastern Bluebird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
3Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
3White-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3American Goldfinch
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Tennessee Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager

September 16

1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Red-necked Phalarope
2Ruddy Turnstone

September 15

2Wilson's Snipe
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Northern Waterthrush
1Magnolia Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Green Heron
1Belted Kingfisher

September 14

1Little Blue Heron
10Wood Stork
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1European Starling