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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 Alligator River NWR

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

June 9

2Northern Bobwhite
4Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Cardinal
3Chimney Swift
40Laughing Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Common Yellowthroat
2Killdeer
9Turkey Vulture
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
10Purple Martin
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Carolina Wren
17European Starling
6Eastern Meadowlark
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
17Prothonotary Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
7Indigo Bunting
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Wood Duck
1King Rail
1Barred Owl
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Goldfinch
2Brown-headed Cowbird

June 8

1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Northern Parula
3White-eyed Vireo
1Northern Flicker

June 7

1Gray Catbird
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

June 6

1Hairy Woodpecker
2Eastern Towhee
1Prairie Warbler
2Blue Jay
1Fish Crow

June 5

2Yellow-throated Warbler

June 3

1Black Vulture
2Brown Thrasher
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Black-throated Green Warbler
1Summer Tanager
10Cedar Waxwing
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Swainson's Warbler