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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 29

5Mourning Dove
20Laughing Gull
3Royal Tern
40Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
7Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
11American Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
2Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Ovenbird
1Blue-winged Warbler
2Prothonotary Warbler
2American Redstart
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
4Painted Bunting
4Red-breasted Merganser
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Little Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
6Carolina Chickadee
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
3Black-and-white Warbler
3Northern Parula
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 28

2American Oystercatcher
1American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
15Brown Pelican
2Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
3House Finch
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Least Tern
1White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
8Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Great Blue Heron
1White-eyed Vireo
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Barn Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
5Cedar Waxwing
3Worm-eating Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat

April 26

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Common Nighthawk
2Chimney Swift

April 25

2Merlin