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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.

June 10

3Clapper Rail
7Willet
2Laughing Gull
2Black Skimmer
1Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
11White Ibis
3Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
5Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
12Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Carolina Chickadee
3Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
XRed-winged Blackbird
7Boat-tailed Grackle
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

June 7

1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Double-crested Cormorant

June 6

2Mottled Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
2Great Blue Heron
1American Crow
2Common Grackle

June 5

1Green Heron

June 4

1Ring-billed Gull
18Least Tern
4Tree Swallow
9Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
3Brown-headed Cowbird