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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 23

XNorthern Shoveler
11Gadwall
XGreen-winged Teal
4Canvasback
1Redhead
XRing-necked Duck
XLesser Scaup
XBufflehead
XHooded Merganser
XRuddy Duck
6Wilson's Snipe
4Lesser Yellowlegs
40Greater Yellowlegs
XLeast Sandpiper
5Bonaparte's Gull
18Ring-billed Gull
7White Ibis
19Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
12Red-winged Blackbird

December 22

1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
3White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
8American Wigeon
2Mallard
2Greater Scaup
200American Coot
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1White-eyed Vireo
8American Crow
5Fish Crow
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
1European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
2American Pipit
2American Goldfinch
10Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
4Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler

December 20

1Downy Woodpecker

December 18

1Cooper's Hawk