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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.

November 16

50Northern Shoveler
27Mallard
100Green-winged Teal
15Hooded Merganser
4Blue-winged Teal
7Gadwall
14Bufflehead
16Ruddy Duck
62American Coot
3Killdeer
23Least Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

November 15

8Canada Goose
6Ring-necked Duck
2Greater Scaup
2Mourning Dove
11Wilson's Snipe
3Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
3Savannah Sparrow

November 14

1Lesser Scaup
2Surf Scoter
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
6Cave Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
5American Pipit
1Orange-crowned Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 13

1Northern Pintail
8Greater Yellowlegs
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow

November 12

19Wild Turkey
1Forster's Tern
1Lesser Yellowlegs
10Tree Swallow