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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 Fort Fisher SRA--Basin Trail and Aquarium Pond

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

October 12

1Willet ✓
1Sanderling ✓
7Laughing Gull ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
4Brown Pelican ✓
9Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
22White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
5Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
XBlue Jay ✓
XAmerican Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
5Barn Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
XGray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Seaside Sparrow ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
7Palm Warbler ✓
XNorthern Cardinal ✓
1Killdeer ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Marsh Wren ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Bobolink ✓
6Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 9

20American Oystercatcher ✓
42Black-bellied Plover ✓
40Semipalmated Plover ✓
30Marbled Godwit ✓
2Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
2Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
8Greater Yellowlegs ✓
5Caspian Tern ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓