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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 Lake

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

October 21

3Mallard
3Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
1White-rumped Sandpiper
13Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
3White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
4Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
12Boat-tailed Grackle

October 20

3Semipalmated Plover
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Forster's Tern
6Snowy Egret
1American Crow
3Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Bluebird
3House Sparrow

October 19

1Common Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron

October 18

2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Northern Cardinal

October 16

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
18Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
2Common Grackle