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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 Hickory Forest Beach (restricted access)

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

October 30

6American Oystercatcher ✓
2Black-bellied Plover ✓
21Semipalmated Plover ✓
3Piping Plover ✓
6Marbled Godwit ✓
12Prairie Willet ✓
26Dunlin ✓
4Least Sandpiper ✓
80Laughing Gull ✓
16Ring-billed Gull ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
250Black Skimmer ✓
5Forster's Tern ✓
4Royal Tern ✓
2White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
3Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
18Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
31Eastern Bluebird ✓
5House Finch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
19Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 28

2Bald Eagle ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
4American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓