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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 1

10Northern Shoveler
15Green-winged Teal
10Ring-necked Duck
8Bufflehead
25Hooded Merganser
75Ruddy Duck
30American Coot
7Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
27Greater Yellowlegs
14Least Sandpiper
1Franklin's Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
22Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1American Pipit
2Savannah Sparrow
7Lesser Yellowlegs
2Western Cattle-Egret
1Bald Eagle
1American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Song Sparrow
14Red-winged Blackbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Mourning Dove
2Double-crested Cormorant
6Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Eastern Phoebe
6Fish Crow
2Gadwall
1Greater Scaup
7Lesser Scaup
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Horned Lark
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Hermit Thrush
11American Robin
4American Goldfinch
1Field Sparrow
7White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
4Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

November 25

6Canada Goose
3Mallard
1American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
1White Ibis
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Blue Jay
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Orange-crowned Warbler