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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 Fort Fisher--Federal Point/The Rocks

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

November 29

4Greater Yellowlegs
17Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
7Royal Tern
3Northern Gannet
16Double-crested Cormorant
4Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Song Sparrow
24Boat-tailed Grackle

November 28

9American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
1American Golden-Plover
8Semipalmated Plover
50Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
5Ruddy Turnstone
65Dunlin
9Least Sandpiper
30Western Sandpiper
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
18American Crow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal