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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.

April 3

1Lesser Scaup
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
9American Oystercatcher
2Willet
30Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
13Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Brown Pelican
2Carolina Chickadee
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
4Seaside Sparrow
1Saltmarsh Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
4Northern Cardinal

March 30

2Green-winged Teal
6Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
19Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
1Lesser Yellowlegs
4Ruddy Turnstone
60Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
1Turkey Vulture
2Blue Jay
3Tufted Titmouse
2Yellow-rumped Warbler