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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.

April 28

4Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
5Laughing Gull
5Royal Tern
10White Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Green Heron
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
8Great Crested Flycatcher
2Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
20Common Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
15Northern Cardinal
8Painted Bunting

April 26

2Wilson's Plover
8Least Tern
2Tricolored Heron
12Brown Pelican
2Fish Crow
3European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
8House Finch
1Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 25

2Common Nighthawk
4Black-bellied Plover
30Semipalmated Plover
10Ruddy Turnstone
2Double-crested Cormorant
3Little Blue Heron
12Snowy Egret
1Eastern Bluebird