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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 Carolina Beach State Park

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

October 3

1Black-bellied Plover ✓
80Laughing Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
4Black Skimmer ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
8Royal Tern ✓
6Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓

October 1

1Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1White Ibis ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
4Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
4American Crow ✓
7Fish Crow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
7Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Robin ✓
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
4Painted Bunting ✓

September 30

21Turkey Vulture ✓
2Rock Pigeon ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
5European Starling ✓
2Veery ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

September 28

7Canada Goose ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓

September 27

3Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓