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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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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.

September 25

1Canada Goose ✓
40Wood Duck ✓
35Blue-winged Teal ✓
20Northern Shoveler ✓
45Mallard ✓
1Northern Pintail ✓
19Green-winged Teal ✓
2Ruddy Duck ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
30Chimney Swift ✓
4American Coot ✓
3Killdeer ✓
40Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
25Stilt Sandpiper ✓
1White-rumped Sandpiper
45Least Sandpiper ✓
6Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
8Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
2Black Tern ✓
6Pied-billed Grebe ✓
6Wood Stork ✓
20Great Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
14Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
8Northern Flicker ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
6American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Horned Lark ✓
25Tree Swallow ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
8Carolina Wren ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
110Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
4Common Yellowthroat ✓
3American Redstart ✓
4Northern Parula ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
8Northern Cardinal ✓
4Indigo Bunting ✓

September 24

3Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Sanderling ✓
1Western Sandpiper ✓
2Laughing Gull ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓

September 23

1Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
3Wilson's Phalarope ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
230Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓

September 22

1Double-crested Cormorant ✓

September 21

1Solitary Sandpiper ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
5European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Veery ✓
8Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓