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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.

April 20

2Canada Goose
2Northern Bobwhite
5Mourning Dove
3Laughing Gull
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
3Northern Harrier
5Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
11Purple Martin
6Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
4European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Dark-eyed Junco
6Eastern Meadowlark
5Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
7Common Grackle
3Prothonotary Warbler
4Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Prairie Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting

April 18

4Wood Duck
4Chimney Swift
1King Rail
4Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
5Barred Owl
12Carolina Chickadee
11Tufted Titmouse
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
4American Robin
32Cedar Waxwing
2Field Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
3Ovenbird
2Northern Yellow Warbler
12Yellow-throated Warbler
5Black-throated Green Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak