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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.

September 28

1Mourning Dove ✓
2Killdeer ✓
5Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Wilson's Snipe ✓
10Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Least Sandpiper ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
12Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
4Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
40Red-winged Blackbird ✓
135Common Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
1American Redstart ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
25European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Bobolink ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
4Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1American Pipit ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
6Palm Warbler ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

September 27

20Northern Bobwhite ✓
1Black-throated Green Warbler ✓
4Wood Duck ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Merlin ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
4Northern Parula ✓
10Canada Goose ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓

September 26

1Common Nighthawk ✓
1Tree Swallow ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓

September 25

1Chimney Swift ✓
3Black Vulture ✓

September 24

1Cooper's Hawk ✓