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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 Bald Head Island

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

October 18

2Mourning Dove
1Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
2House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Palm Warbler
1American Oystercatcher
6Willet
10Sanderling
1Bonaparte's Gull
2Caspian Tern
1Forster's Tern
12Sandwich Tern
30Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Cardinal
3Clapper Rail
20Semipalmated Plover
10Ring-billed Gull
100Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
2Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Northern House Wren
3Gray Catbird
2Painted Bunting