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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 15

2Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Cardinal
3Carolina Chickadee
1Painted Bunting
2Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
1Chimney Swift
6Laughing Gull
4Great Egret
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
7Great Crested Flycatcher
3Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
2Fish Crow
6Tufted Titmouse
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
3Brown-headed Cowbird
5Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Indigo Bunting
1Purple Martin
1Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Black-whiskered Vireo
1Blue Grosbeak
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1Royal Tern
2White Ibis
1Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
2Bald Eagle
1Northern Parula
1Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
1Forster's Tern
2European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2Cedar Waxwing
5Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Blackpoll Warbler
1Palm Warbler

May 14

3Brown Pelican
1Osprey

May 13

1Sandwich Tern
1Mississippi Kite
4Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk

May 10

2Black-bellied Plover
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1American Robin
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Common Yellowthroat

May 9

1Yellow-throated Vireo
1American Redstart