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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 22

1Turkey Vulture
3Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
2Mourning Dove
1Royal Tern
2Brown Pelican
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
3Eastern Bluebird
2Mallard
9Laughing Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Brown Thrasher
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Painted Bunting
1Anhinga

May 21

1Cooper's Hawk
2Brown-headed Cowbird

May 20

1Mississippi Kite
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Parula
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting
1Common Nighthawk
3Wood Stork
1Little Blue Heron
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Purple Martin
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
3Common Grackle
2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer

May 19

6Bufflehead
1Common Loon
1Tricolored Heron
1Eastern Wood-Pewee

May 18

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Caspian Tern
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Black-necked Stilt
1Eastern Phoebe
1Belted Kingfisher
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Black-whiskered Vireo

May 17

1Great Horned Owl
1Eastern Kingbird
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
6Canada Goose

May 16

3Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
1European Starling
1Wood Thrush
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Robin
1Gray Catbird
1Least Tern
1Black-billed Cuckoo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Song Sparrow
2Chuck-will's-widow