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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.

April 13

3Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
1Laughing Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
4Great Egret
6Brown Pelican
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Tree Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
3Northern Cardinal

April 12

1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Tufted Titmouse
1Carolina Wren
1Ovenbird
1Pine Warbler

April 11

1Mississippi Kite
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Purple Martin
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Mourning Dove
3Royal Tern
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow

April 10

1Little Blue Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird

April 9

2Chuck-will's-widow
2Yellow-throated Warbler

April 8

3Red-breasted Merganser
1Least Tern
3Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
3Tricolored Heron
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1European Starling
6Dark-eyed Junco

April 7

1American Herring Gull
3Snowy Egret
1Sedge Wren
4Swamp Sparrow
20Common Grackle

April 6

1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Northern Parula