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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.

May 14

13Wood Duck
8Wild Turkey
5Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2American Coot
3Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
31Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
3Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Cedar Waxwing
3American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
7Red-winged Blackbird
8Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
6Indigo Bunting
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Fish Crow
7European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 13

2Canada Goose
6Mallard
5Chimney Swift
5Solitary Sandpiper
8Double-crested Cormorant
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Purple Martin
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
2House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Savannah Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler

May 11

1Ring-necked Duck
7Ruddy Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Orchard Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
2Northern Parula
2Northern Yellow Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Scarlet Tanager

May 8

1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Blue-winged Teal
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
4Mississippi Kite