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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.

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.

October 1

9Canada Goose ✓
12Wood Duck ✓
20Blue-winged Teal ✓
15Northern Shoveler ✓
40Mallard ✓
3Green-winged Teal ✓
2Ruddy Duck ✓
5Mourning Dove ✓
3Killdeer ✓
2Spotted Sandpiper ✓
45Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
13Stilt Sandpiper ✓
6Least Sandpiper ✓
13Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
1Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
5Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
5Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
4Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
6American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
4Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
23American Redstart ✓
2Cape May Warbler ✓
27Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓
3Blue Grosbeak ✓
4Indigo Bunting ✓

September 30

3American Coot ✓
1Great Egret ✓

September 28

3Chimney Swift ✓
4Forster's Tern ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
2American Robin ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Black-throated Green Warbler ✓