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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.

November 13

4Laughing Gull ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Brown Pelican ✓
13Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
10Eastern Bluebird ✓
2House Finch ✓
20Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

November 12

3Ring-billed Gull ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓

November 11

2Barred Owl ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
3Royal Tern ✓
3Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3Chipping Sparrow ✓
100Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Great Horned Owl ✓

November 10

25Common Grackle ✓

November 8

1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Killdeer ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2American Robin ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓