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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.

September 15

1Royal Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
4American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
5Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
6Turkey Vulture
2Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Fish Crow
2Yellow-throated Warbler

September 14

1Laughing Gull
1Great Egret
1Osprey
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
2Summer Tanager

September 13

3Mourning Dove
1Palm Warbler
2Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
5Ring-billed Gull
1Green Heron
4Brown Pelican
20Barn Swallow
3Northern House Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
4Painted Bunting
1Great Blue Heron

September 12

4Rock Pigeon
3Blue Jay
1Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
2House Finch
10Baltimore Oriole
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager