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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.

April 26

1Clapper Rail
1American Oystercatcher
1Semipalmated Plover
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
5Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
1Dunlin
4Least Sandpiper
1Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
5Barn Swallow
2Sedge Wren
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Painted Bunting

April 25

2Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
XLaughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
4Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Northern Mockingbird
25Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal

April 24

1Great Black-backed Gull

April 22

2Black-bellied Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
2White Ibis
8Glossy Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Seaside Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

April 21

20Forster's Tern
1Eastern Bluebird