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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.

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Recent reports from Roanoke Island--Freedman's Point

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

October 3

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Semipalmated Plover ✓
4Laughing Gull ✓
3American Herring Gull ✓
2Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
22Royal Tern ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
3Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
3White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
16Carolina Chickadee ✓
14Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
18Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
28House Finch ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
4Bobolink ✓
6Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Common Grackle ✓
4Black-and-white Warbler ✓
9Common Yellowthroat ✓
18American Redstart ✓
3Cape May Warbler ✓
7Northern Parula ✓
3Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
9Northern Cardinal ✓