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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.

October 23

30Blue-winged Teal ✓
50Northern Shoveler ✓
12Mallard ✓
3Northern Pintail ✓
120Green-winged Teal
XRing-necked Duck ✓
XRuddy Duck ✓
20American Coot ✓
1American Avocet
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
45Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Wood Duck ✓
1Surf Scoter
2Killdeer ✓
1Stilt Sandpiper ✓
2Red-necked Grebe
6Turkey Vulture ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
6Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
4Cape May Warbler ✓
3Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackburnian Warbler
3Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
4Canada Goose ✓
1American Wigeon ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1European Starling ✓
7Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 22

1Bald Eagle ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓

October 21

1Great Egret ✓
2Gadwall ✓
2Hooded Merganser ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Osprey ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
3Tree Swallow ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
4House Finch ✓

October 20

1Northern Harrier ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Chimney Swift ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Least Sandpiper ✓
1Winter Wren ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓

October 19

4Rock Pigeon ✓