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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.

August 15

1Laughing Gull
1White Ibis
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
5Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Tricolored Heron
2Short-billed Dowitcher
15Willet
15Sanderling
1Great Black-backed Gull
15Least Tern
15Sandwich Tern
30Royal Tern
15Brown Pelican
1Barn Swallow

August 14

1Wilson's Plover
2Carolina Wren
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Painted Bunting
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
2Northern Cardinal
1Snowy Egret
3American Crow

August 13

4Spotted Sandpiper
5Hudsonian Whimbrel
3Ruddy Turnstone
1Mourning Dove
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
6Carolina Chickadee
10Semipalmated Plover
1American Herring Gull

August 12

6Ring-billed Gull

August 11

2Killdeer
2Black Skimmer