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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 30

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Blue-winged Teal ✓
130Northern Shoveler ✓
6Gadwall ✓
10Mallard ✓
180Green-winged Teal
110Ring-necked Duck
3Surf Scoter
150Ruddy Duck
16American Coot ✓
1American Avocet
4Long-billed Dowitcher
1Least Sandpiper ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Red-necked Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
40Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
23Canada Goose ✓
3Killdeer ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
3Great Egret ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
6Fish Crow ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Parula ✓

October 29

2Dunlin ✓
1Wood Duck ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓

October 28

2Osprey ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Hooded Merganser ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2American Robin ✓
3House Finch ✓
3Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

October 26

3Northern Pintail ✓
1Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Horned Lark ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
3Cape May Warbler ✓
1American Golden-Plover ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓

October 25

10Tree Swallow ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓