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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.

September 17

10Laughing Gull
2White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
8Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Merlin
3White-eyed Vireo
6Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
10American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
7Brown-headed Nuthatch
10Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3House Finch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
3Baltimore Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
11American Redstart
2Northern Parula
3Yellow Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
6Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
5Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting
1Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
5Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-headed Woodpecker
1Least Flycatcher
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Eastern Bluebird

September 16

1Northern Shoveler
2American Herring Gull

September 15

1Royal Tern
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Snowy Egret

September 14

1Worm-eating Warbler
1Hooded Warbler

September 13

1Magnolia Warbler
1Palm Warbler
5Ring-billed Gull
1Green Heron
20Barn Swallow
3Northern House Wren
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

September 12

4Rock Pigeon
1Gray Catbird
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Scarlet Tanager