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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.

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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.

January 4

2Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
30Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Brown Pelican
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 2

XAmerican Oystercatcher
XWhite Ibis
1Common Yellowthroat
6American Herring Gull
3Forster's Tern
2Hooded Merganser
17Short-billed Dowitcher
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
6European Starling
2Gray Catbird

January 1

1Bufflehead
1Red-breasted Merganser
2Semipalmated Plover
2Willet
1Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
50Dunlin
1Savannah Sparrow

December 30

1Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
4Western Sandpiper
12Bonaparte's Gull
2Royal Tern
1Horned Grebe
2Turkey Vulture
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
240Tree Swallow
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Saltmarsh Sparrow