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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 3

1Mourning Dove
6Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
13Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Ovenbird
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1White Ibis
2Osprey
1Broad-winged Hawk
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
5Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
3Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak

May 2

1Black-crowned Night Heron

May 1

1Great Egret
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
4Purple Martin
1Anhinga
1Green Heron
4House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Boat-tailed Grackle
3Mallard
6Least Tern
1Tricolored Heron
2Painted Bunting
1Marsh Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Cedar Waxwing
1Swamp Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1American Redstart
1Common Nighthawk
3Chuck-will's-widow

April 30

2Spotted Sandpiper
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
3Chimney Swift
3Blue Jay
1Hermit Thrush
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prairie Warbler

April 29

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

April 28

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