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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.

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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 24

1Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2White Ibis
1Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Eastern Phoebe
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Red-breasted Merganser
47American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
11Semipalmated Plover
1Marbled Godwit
9Short-billed Dowitcher
6Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
1Sanderling
40Dunlin
7Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
7Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
37Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
XCarolina Chickadee
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
1Black Scoter
9Bufflehead
3Hooded Merganser
3Great Black-backed Gull
8Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Peregrine Falcon
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
5Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
5House Finch
1Pine Siskin
4Saltmarsh Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
60Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 19

2Fish Crow
1Northern Cardinal