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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 Alligator River NWR--Wildlife Drive

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

January 8

1055Tundra Swan
1Mourning Dove
10Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
4Greater Yellowlegs
10Ring-billed Gull
45Turkey Vulture
3Northern Harrier
3Red-tailed Hawk
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4American Kestrel
2Eastern Phoebe
6Carolina Chickadee
75European Starling
2Gray Catbird
50American Robin
13Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
60Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 7

1Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk

January 6

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
4Tree Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird

January 5

1Bald Eagle

January 3

2Sandhill Crane
19White Ibis
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
11American Pipit
2Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Northern Cardinal

January 2

1Merlin
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Barred Owl
1American Goldfinch
4Rusty Blackbird