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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.

January 25

3Canada Goose
3Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Northern Cardinal

January 23

1Great Black-backed Gull
1Anhinga
1Pine Warbler
2Killdeer
5Forster's Tern
2Common Loon
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4American Crow
10Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
4Marsh Wren
5Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
35Cedar Waxwing
2Purple Finch
9White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
150Boat-tailed Grackle
5Common Yellowthroat
50Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 21

1Rock Pigeon
50Laughing Gull
1Red-throated Loon
2Great Blue Heron
2American White Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1American Pipit
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle

January 19

1American Oystercatcher
1White Ibis