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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 9

2Common Nighthawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Cardinal

May 8

3Laughing Gull
2Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
7American Crow
3Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
11Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Waterthrush
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
5Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
3Painted Bunting
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Chipping Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
1Ovenbird
1Snowy Egret
1Summer Tanager

May 7

2Purple Martin
4Mourning Dove
2Bachman's Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
7Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
2Ring-billed Gull
1Least Tern
2Common Tern
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
15Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
30Common Grackle
1Indigo Bunting

May 5

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
2Sandwich Tern
1American Goldfinch
1Boat-tailed Grackle

May 3

1Blue-winged Teal
9Mallard
3American Black Duck
3Killdeer
21Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Tricolored Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
8Barn Swallow
1House Finch
1Black-crowned Night Heron