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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.

May 9

4Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
4Painted Bunting
1Common Nighthawk
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Pine Warbler
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
5Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Northern Parula
3Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 8

1Ring-billed Gull
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Rock Pigeon
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
XLaughing Gull
1Royal Tern
1Great Egret
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Little Blue Heron
1American Robin
2Common Grackle

May 7

1Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Double-crested Cormorant
3House Finch
1Song Sparrow
2Ovenbird
1Barred Owl

May 6

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Anhinga
1Bald Eagle
1Prothonotary Warbler

May 5

1White Ibis
1Barn Swallow
1Orchard Oriole

May 4

1Common Loon
1Tricolored Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Sandwich Tern
3Canada Goose
1Magnolia Warbler

May 3

1Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Kingbird
5Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Tree Swallow
3Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Broad-winged Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo

May 2

1Black-crowned Night Heron