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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.

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Recent reports from Ocean Isle--East End

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

December 27

4Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
8American Robin
1House Finch
1Field Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
75Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 26

2Black Scoter
50Semipalmated Plover
3Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
80Dunlin
1Tree Swallow
20European Starling
1House Sparrow
1Song Sparrow

December 24

1Killdeer
2Sanderling
4Northern Gannet
2Tricolored Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Crow
1American Goldfinch
1Boat-tailed Grackle

December 23

1Black-bellied Plover
5Short-billed Dowitcher
1Western Sandpiper
12Laughing Gull
1Great Egret
1Blue Jay
1Northern House Wren
2Palm Warbler