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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 Fort Fisher--Federal Point/The Rocks

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

February 23

4Hooded Merganser
20Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
5Double-crested Cormorant
4White Ibis

February 22

5Greater Scaup
17Lesser Scaup
2Red-breasted Merganser
1American Oystercatcher
3Killdeer
12Laughing Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
12Brown Pelican
1Northern Mockingbird
1Song Sparrow
30Boat-tailed Grackle
3Forster's Tern
1Belted Kingfisher

February 19

2Black Scoter
4Ruddy Duck
4Black-bellied Plover
3Semipalmated Plover
1Marbled Godwit
150Short-billed Dowitcher
4Willet
6Ruddy Turnstone
400Dunlin
1Snowy Egret
8American Crow
1Carolina Wren
2House Finch
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal