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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 13

7Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1Semipalmated Plover
4Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
2Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Finch
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
29Red-winged Blackbird
22Boat-tailed Grackle
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Common Eider
6Black Scoter

December 12

2Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
4Sanderling
3Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
5Brown Pelican
2Northern Harrier
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Orange-crowned Warbler
9Hooded Merganser
3Black-bellied Plover
13Dunlin
1American Herring Gull
1Common Loon