Carolina Bird Club Bird Photo Gallery
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Photos organized by Order and Family
Winter 2011
 | Double-crested Cormorant - 24 Jan 2012 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - Virginia Lynn Diaz |
 | American Avocet - 30 Oct 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Kevin Cornett |
 | Hooded Merganser - 29 Jan 2012 - Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC - Greg Hudson |
 | Common Gallinule - 29 Jan 2012 - Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC - Greg Hudson |
 | Mallard - 29 Jan 2012 - Greenfield Lake Park in Wilmington, NC - Robert Etheridge |
 | Horned Lark - 27 Jan 2012 - Townville, SC - Linda Montgomery |
 | Cedar Waxwing - 26 Jan 2012 - Pawleys Island, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Great Cormorant - 26 Jan 2012 - Carolina Beach, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Northern Shoveler - 26 Jan 2012 - Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Western Tanager - 24 Jan 2012 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Phil Turner |
 | Bullock's Oriole - 11 Dec 2011 - Hemingway, SC - Jay Chandler |
 | Great Blue Heron - 12 Nov 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Kevin Cornett |
 | Great Egret - 30 Oct 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Kevin Cornett |
 | Northern Cardinal - Sept 2011 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Jose A. Diaz Jr |
 | Rock Pigeon - June 2011 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Jose A. Diaz Jr |
 | Great Egret - 30 Oct 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Kevin Cornett |
 | Purple Gallinule - 25 Jan 2012 - Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, NC - Greg Hudson |
 | Horned Lark - 25 Jan 2012 - Bear Wallow Mountain in Henderson County, NC - Wayne Forsythe |
 | Greater White-fronted Goose - 24 Jan 2012 - North Charleston, SC - Cathy Miller |
 | Brown Pelican - 23 Jan 2012 - Beaufort, NC - Jeff Blood |
 | Red-tailed Hawk - 3 Nov 2011 - Wilmington, NC - Robert Etheridge |
 | Northern Cardinal - 10 Oct 2011 - Wilmington, NC - Robert Etheridge |
 | Savannah Sparrow and Common Ground-Dove - 31 Dec 2011 - Dewees Island, SC - Cathy Miller |
 | Red-shouldered Hawk - 30 Sep 2011 - Wilmington, NC - Robert Etheridge |
 | Dark-eyed Junco (“Oregon Junco”) - 22 Jan 2012 - Lake James State Park (Burke Co. section), NC - Jamie Cameron |
 | Dark-eyed Junco x White-throated Sparrow hybrid - 20 Nov 2011 - Brevard, NC - Ed Peachey |
 | Orange-crowned Warbler - 20 Jan 2012 - Lenoir, NC - Walt Kent |
 | Winter Wren - 19 Jan 2012 - Charlotte, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Hermit Thrush - 19 Jan 2012 - Charlotte, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Yellow-throated Warbler - 19 Jan 2012 - Meggett, SC - Cherrie B. Sneed |
 | Carolina Chickadee - 15 Jan 2012 - Fayetteville, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Eastern Towhee - 15 Jan 2012 - Fayetteville, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Fox Sparrow - 15 Jan 2012 - Fayetteville, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Reddish Egret - 14 Jan 2012 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Ron Clark |
 | Bald Eagle - 14 Jan 2012 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Ron Clark |
 | Bonaparte's Gull - 13 and 14 Jan 2012 - Conway and Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Ron Clark |
 | Loggerhead Shrike - 13 Jan 2012 - Conway Treatment Plant, SC - Ron Clark |
 | Green-winged Teal - 17 Jan 2012 - Audubon Swamp Garden, Charleston, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 17 Jan 2012 - Audubon Swamp Garden, Charleston, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Clapper Rail - 16 Jan 2012 - Oregon Inlet, NC - James Meehan |
 | Dovekie - 16 Jan 2012 - Oregon Inlet, NC - James Meehan |
 | American Bittern - 15 Jan 2012 - Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC - James Meehan |
 | Harlequin Duck - 15 Jan 2012 - Masonboro Inlet, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Horned Grebe - 15 Jan 2012 - Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Common Loon - 15 Jan 2012 - Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Long-tailed Duck - 15 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Ron Clark |
 | White-winged Scoter - 15 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Double-crested Cormorant - 14 Jan 2012 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Ron Clark |
 | Sora - 14 Jan 2012 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Ron Clark |
 | Black-headed Gull - 8 Jan 2012 - Pineville, NC - Ron Clark |
 | Black-crowned Night-Heron - 15 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Jeff Waldyke |
 | Bonaparte's Gull - 15 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Jeff Waldyke |
 | Red-cockaded Woodpecker - 6 Jan 2012 - Weymouth Woods, NC - James Meehan |
 | Western Tanager - 6 Jan 2012 - Pinehurst, NC - James Meehan |
 | Tundra Swan - 29 Dec 2011 - Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, NC - James Meehan |
 | Bonaparte's Gull - 29 Dec 2011 - Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, NC - James Meehan |
 | Tennessee Warbler - 15 Oct 2011 - Clemson, SC - Linda Montgomery |
 | Loggerhead Shrike - 2 June 2011 - Pinehurst, NC - David Kilpatrick |
 | Cackling Goose - 12 Jan 2012 - Morganton, NC - Dwayne Martin |
 | Greater White-fronted Goose - 12 Jan 2012 - Morganton, NC - Dwayne Martin |
 | Vesper Sparrow - 8 Jan 2012 - Townville, SC - Stephen Schutt |
 | White-crowned Sparrow - 7 Jan 2012 - Townville, SC - Stephen Schutt |
 | Black-crowned Night-Heron - 8 Jan 2012 - Pawley's Island, SC - Ron Hucks |
 | Great Blue Heron - 8 Jan 2012 - Pawley's Island, SC - Ron Hucks |
 | Ross's Goose - 10 Jan 2012 - Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC - Dwayne Martin |
 | Red-shouldered Hawk - 10 Jan 2012 - Conway, Northampton CountyNC - Ken Christison |
 | Winter Wren - 10 Jan 2012 - Haw River Park, Alamance County, NC - Charles Tysinger |
 | Snow Goose - 9 Jan 2012 - Clemson, SC - Linda Montgomery |
 | Long-billed Dowitcher - 23 Oct 2011 - Falls Lake, NC - Scott Winton |
 | Red-tailed Hawk - 8 Jan 2012 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Virginia Lynn Diaz |
 | Horned Grebe - 7 Jan 2012 - Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Sanderling - 7 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Red Knot - 7 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Savannah Sparrow - 7 Jan 2012 - Fort Fisher, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Bald Eagle - 22 Dec 2011 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge Bluff Unit, SC - Cathy Miller |
 | Sedge Wren - 22 Dec 2011 - Santee National Wildlife Refuge Bluff Unit, SC - Cathy Miller |
 | Pine Warbler - 19 Dec 2011 - Harleyville, SC - Cathy Miller |
 | Chipping Sparrow - 19 Dec 2011 - Harleyville, SC - Cathy Miller |
 | Savannah Sparrow - 7 Jan 2012 - Greensboro, NC - Lou Skrabec |
 | Pacific Loon - 6 Jan 2012 - Lake Julian, Buncombe County, NC - Wayne Forsythe |
 | Northern Goshawk - 30 Dec 2011 - Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, NC - Jeff Lewis |
 | Red-necked Grebe - 28 Dec 2011 - Oregon Inlet, NC - James Meehan |
 | Pied-billed Grebe - 29 Dec 2011 - Engelhard, NC - James Meehan |
 | Black-crowned Night-Heron - 29 Dec 2011 - Engelhard, NC - James Meehan |
 | Pileated Woodpecker - 30 Dec 2011 - Winston-Salem, NC - Phil Dickinson |
 | Red-tailed Hawk - 30 Dec 2011 - Henderson County, NC - Wayne Forsythe |
 | American Kestrel - 30 Dec 2011 - Henderson County, NC - Wayne Forsythe |
 | Peregrine Falcon - 18 Dec 2011 - Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC - Cherrie B. Sneed |
 | Long-billed Curlew - 18 Dec 2011 - Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC - Cherrie B. Sneed |
 | Cooper's Hawk - 24 Oct 2011 - Cary, NC - Bob Nicks |
 | Summer Tanager - 17 Dec 2011 - Raleigh, NC - Dan Harvey |
 | White-throated Sparrow - 18 Mar 2007 - Conway, NC - Ken Christison |
 | Thayer's Gull - 18 Dec 2011 - Mecklenburg County, NC - Chris Talkington |
 | Snow Goose - 16 Dec 2011 - Richland County, SC - John Grego |
 | Bald Eagle - 13 Dec 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Le Conte's Sparrow - 19 Dec 2011 - Gaston County, NC - Jeff Lemons |
 | Le Conte's Sparrow - 11 Dec 2011 - Bodie Island, NC - Ken Christison |
 | Anhinga - 18 Dec 2011 - Durham, NC - Scott Winton |
 | Greater White-fronted Goose - 18 Dec 2011 - Durham, NC - James Meehan |
 | Golden-crowned Kinglet - 18 Dec 2011 - Durham, NC - James Meehan |
 | Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11 Dec 2011 - Palmetto-Peartree Preserve, NC - Ken Christison |
 | Double-crested Cormorant - 10 Dec 2011 - Oregon Inlet, NC - Ken Christison |
 | Snow Bunting - 15 Dec 2011 - Lowe's Motor Speedway near Concord, NC - Michael McCloy |
 | Piping Plover - 15 Dec 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Purple Sandpiper - 15 Dec 2011 - Huntington Beach State Park, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Red-throated Loon - 12 Dec 2011 - Oregon Inlet, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Tundra Swan - 12 Dec 2011 - Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, NC - Jon Rouse |
 | Common Raven - 7 Jan 2011 - Mayo River State Park, Rockingham County, NC - Marty Wall |
 | Northern Parula - 11 Dec 2011 - Lake Conestee Nature Park in Greenville, SC - Brad Dalton |
 | Merlin - 4 May 2011 - Mayo River State Park, Rockingham County, NC - Marty Wall |
 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 6 Sept 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Sprague's Pipit - 14 Oct 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Western Kingbird - 2 Nov 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Black-headed Gull - 25 Aug 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Franklin's Gull - 22 Nov 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Surf Scoter - 13 Dec 2011 - Concord, NC - Phil Fowler |
 | Black-headed Gull - 8 Dec 2011 - Pineville, NC - Tom Sanders |
 | Baltimore Oriole - 10 Dec 2011 - Pawleys Island, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | American White Pelican - 9 Dec 2011 - Harris Lake, Wake County, NC - Susan Jones |
 | Fox Sparrow - 4 Dec 2011 - Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, NC - Merrill Lester |
 | Boat-tailed Grackle - 5 Dec 2011 - Murrells Inlet, SC - Jerry Kerschner |
 | Henslow's Sparrow - 3 Dec 2011 - Croatan National Forest near Havelock, NC - Michael McCloy |
 | Merlin - 4 May 2011 - Mayo River State Park, Rockingham County, NC - Marty Wall |
 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper - 6 Sept 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Sprague's Pipit - 14 Oct 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Western Kingbird - 2 Nov 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Black-headed Gull - 25 Aug 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
 | Franklin's Gull - 22 Nov 2011 - Savannah Spoil Site, Jasper County, SC - Steve Calver |
Fall 2011
Summer 2011
Spring 2011
Winter 2010–2011
Fall 2010
Taxonomic groups—Orders
- Anseriformes (Swans, Geese, and Ducks)
- Galliformes (Grouse, Turkey, Quail)
- Gaviiformes (Loons)
- Podicipediformes (Grebes)
- Procellariiformes (Tube-noses)
- Phaethontiformes (Tropicbirds)
- Ciconiiformes (Storks)
- Suliformes (Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants, Darters, and allies)
- Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, Herons, Ibises, and allies)
- Accipitriformes (Hawks, Kites, Eagles, and allies)
- Falconiformes (Falcons)
- Gruiformes (Rails, Coots, Cranes)
- Charadriiformes (Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns, Jaegers, Alcids)
- Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves)
- Psittaciformes (Parrots)
- Cuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- Strigiformes (Owls)
- Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars)
- Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- Coraciiformes (Kingfishers)
- Piciformes (Woodpeckers)
Taxonomic groups—Passerine families
- Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- Laniidae (Shrikes)
- Vireonidae (Vireos)
- Corvidae (Crows and Jays)
- Alaudidae (Larks)
- Hirundinidae (Swallows)
- Paridae (Chickadees and Titmice)
- Sittidae (Nuthatches)
- Certhiidae (Creepers)
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers)
- Regulidae (Kinglets)
- Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers)
- Turdidae (Thrushes)
- Mimidae (Mimic Thrushes)
- Sturnidae (Starlings)
- Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails)
- Bombycillidae (Waxwings)
- Calcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)
- Parulidae (Wood Warblers)
- Emberizidae (Sparrows)
- Cardinalidae (Tanagers, Cardinals and Buntings)
- Icteridae (Blackbirds)
- Fringillidae (Finches)
- Passeridae (House Sparrow)