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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 Carolina Beach State Park

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

May 4

3Canada Goose
1Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
4Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
3Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
9Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Ovenbird
3Common Yellowthroat
1Magnolia Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
2Painted Bunting

May 3

1Prothonotary Warbler
1Ring-billed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
XNorthern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Kingbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
5Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Great Blue Heron
2Blue Jay
2Tree Swallow
3Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1House Finch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Broad-winged Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo

May 2

1Black-crowned Night Heron

May 1

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
4Purple Martin
1Anhinga
1Green Heron
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Boat-tailed Grackle
3Mallard
6Least Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Marsh Wren
2Cedar Waxwing
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Nighthawk
3Chuck-will's-widow

April 30

1Little Blue Heron
3Chimney Swift
1Hermit Thrush
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prairie Warbler

April 29

1Blue-winged Warbler
4Red-breasted Merganser
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Belted Kingfisher

April 28

2American Oystercatcher
1American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow