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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.

October 22

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
12Laughing Gull ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
25Forster's Tern ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2American White Pelican ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
11White Ibis ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
3Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
5Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
8Blue Jay ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
4White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
5Common Grackle ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
40Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 21

1Rock Pigeon ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
9Anhinga ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
2Brown Pelican ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2American Robin ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
1American Redstart ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓

October 18

3European Starling ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓