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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.

July 26

5Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3Purple Martin
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Worm-eating Warbler
5Prothonotary Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
5Laughing Gull
1Caspian Tern
1Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
8Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
1Common Yellowthroat
3Pine Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

July 25

2American Herring Gull
1Eastern Kingbird
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal
4Northern Bobwhite
2Solitary Sandpiper
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
18Brown-headed Cowbird
40Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
14European Starling
1Song Sparrow

July 22

2King Rail
1Barred Owl
2American Goldfinch
1White-rumped Sandpiper

July 21

1Least Tern
5Green Heron
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
6American Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
1American Redstart
2Northern Parula

July 20

1Great Horned Owl