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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 19

5American Oystercatcher
1Ruddy Turnstone
XForster's Tern
XDouble-crested Cormorant
XTree Swallow
XWhite-throated Sparrow
XSong Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
XYellow-rumped Warbler
2Dunlin
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Mourning Dove
35Semipalmated Plover
3Marbled Godwit
10Short-billed Dowitcher
2Willet
50Least Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
25Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
3Royal Tern
1White Ibis
6Snowy Egret
45Brown Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
12Boat-tailed Grackle
4Canada Goose
11Bufflehead
4Ruddy Duck
1Horned Grebe
2Tricolored Heron
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
6American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Palm Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 17

2Greater Yellowlegs
1Killdeer
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Western Sandpiper
1Gray Catbird
2Saltmarsh Sparrow

January 14

2Great Black-backed Gull
1Common Loon