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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.

December 10

4Bufflehead
8Hooded Merganser
4Red-breasted Merganser
1Rock Pigeon
1Virginia Rail
26American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
8Short-billed Dowitcher
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
6Laughing Gull
11Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
3Forster's Tern
1Horned Grebe
2Red-throated Loon
5Common Loon
96Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
4Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
5Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Northern Harrier
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
12Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Winter Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
2American Goldfinch
4Savannah Sparrow
15Song Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
24Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 7

1Tricolored Heron
2Rusty Blackbird
6Common Grackle

December 6

1Semipalmated Plover
2Caspian Tern