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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 14

8Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
4American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
3Sanderling
16Dunlin
80Laughing Gull
250Ring-billed Gull
100American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
5Forster's Tern
6Royal Tern
1Common Loon
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Blue Jay
6American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Bluebird
100American Robin
14Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
5White-throated Sparrow
8Song Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
75Red-winged Blackbird
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler
4Pine Warbler
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 13

1Winter Wren

January 12

1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Horned Owl
1White-crowned Sparrow
2Hermit Thrush
1White Ibis

January 10

27Mallard
2American Black Duck
3Red-breasted Merganser
1Pileated Woodpecker
5Common Grackle