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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.

April 16

2Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
5American Oystercatcher
1Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
10Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
2Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
2Northern Mockingbird
2Red-winged Blackbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

April 15

2Red-breasted Merganser
3Black-bellied Plover
23Short-billed Dowitcher
1Ruddy Turnstone
4Dunlin
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
3Forster's Tern
3White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
3Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Common Grackle
1Painted Bunting

April 14

2Sandwich Tern
2Glossy Ibis
4Canada Goose
6Semipalmated Plover
1Least Sandpiper
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern House Wren

April 13

2Turkey Vulture
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Sedge Wren
2Seaside Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

April 11

1Osprey