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Mission Statement

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.

May 17

11Wood Duck
2Mallard
1Mourning Dove
2American Coot
1Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
48Least Sandpiper
6Turkey Vulture
5Mississippi Kite
1Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
7Fish Crow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Indigo Bunting

May 15

7Canada Goose
7Ruddy Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
4Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Anhinga
8Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Swainson's Thrush
1American Robin
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
2Northern Waterthrush
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
4Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

May 14

8Wild Turkey
1Pectoral Sandpiper
3Green Heron
4Cedar Waxwing
3American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
8Common Grackle
1Magnolia Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
7European Starling

May 13

1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Purple Martin
1Gray Catbird
2House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Savannah Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat

May 11

1Ring-necked Duck
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Scarlet Tanager