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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.

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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.

March 23

1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Eastern Bluebird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

March 22

1Great Egret
1Northern Flicker
2Fish Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Robin

March 21

2Mourning Dove
2Laughing Gull
2Brown Pelican
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
3Purple Martin
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
15Common Grackle
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler

March 20

2Mallard
1Red-throated Loon
1White Ibis
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Blue-headed Vireo
1Northern Mockingbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler

March 19

2American Oystercatcher
20Sanderling
1Royal Tern

March 18

1Brown Thrasher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Winter Wren
8Short-billed Dowitcher
30Bonaparte's Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Common Loon
3American White Pelican
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Marsh Wren