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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.

December 12

1Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Harrier
1Great Horned Owl
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Blue-headed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
8American Robin
8Rusty Blackbird
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
16Lesser Scaup
3Laughing Gull
27Ring-billed Gull
7American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
3Royal Tern
1Horned Grebe
1White Ibis
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Eastern Phoebe
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
3Hermit Thrush
2House Finch
2Purple Finch
6American Goldfinch
20Chipping Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
18White-throated Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
8Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

December 10

8Mallard
4Ring-necked Duck
1Northern House Wren