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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

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.

May 21

7Canada Goose
17Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
10Mallard
2Ruddy Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Coot
1Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
3Spotted Sandpiper
1White-rumped Sandpiper
80Least Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Double-crested Cormorant
3Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
7Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Barn Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Eastern Meadowlark
15Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
5Prothonotary Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

May 19

6Wild Turkey
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Mississippi Kite
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Acadian Flycatcher
1American Crow
2Horned Lark
2House Finch
4American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager

May 17

2Brown-headed Cowbird

May 15

4Chimney Swift
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Anhinga
1Swainson's Thrush
1Orchard Oriole
2Northern Waterthrush
1Northern Parula
4Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler