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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 Wilmington Riverwalk & Water Street Park

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

May 15

XChimney Swift
XRoyal Tern
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1Ruddy Turnstone
4Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1American Crow
1Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1European Starling
1Eastern Bluebird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Nighthawk
4Least Tern
1White Ibis

May 14

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Killdeer
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Wren
160Cedar Waxwing
5House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Cardinal

May 13

4Rock Pigeon
1Barred Owl
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
1Northern Mockingbird
8Ring-billed Gull
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Painted Bunting

May 12

1Caspian Tern
3Common Tern
1Blackpoll Warbler

May 9

1Gray Catbird
1American Robin