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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 7

20Canada Goose
1Little Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
2Mourning Dove
1Forster's Tern
1Tricolored Heron
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
5American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
120American Robin
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler

January 4

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Common Loon

January 3

6Wilson's Snipe
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
11Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
10Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
6Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
4Hermit Thrush
1Fox Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Mallard
5Rock Pigeon
2Killdeer
1American Herring Gull
3Royal Tern
1Belted Kingfisher
2Northern Mockingbird
4Ring-billed Gull
3Blue Jay
1Hooded Merganser
3Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
3Eastern Screech-Owl
2Great Horned Owl