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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.

October 1

1Clapper Rail ✓
30American Oystercatcher ✓
10Black-bellied Plover ✓
5Semipalmated Plover ✓
20Marbled Godwit ✓
20Willet ✓
5Ruddy Turnstone ✓
5Sanderling ✓
20Laughing Gull ✓
5Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
2Black Skimmer ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
5Sandwich Tern ✓
5Royal Tern ✓
5Double-crested Cormorant ✓
5White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
5Great Egret ✓
10Brown Pelican ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
10House Finch ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
30Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓

September 29

20Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
12Least Sandpiper ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Merlin ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

September 24

5Long-billed Dowitcher ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓