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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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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.

May 18

3Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1American Oystercatcher
1Semipalmated Plover
2Willet
5Dunlin
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
12Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Sandwich Tern
8Royal Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
5Snowy Egret
6Great Egret
120Brown Pelican
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2American Crow
1Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle

May 17

1American Golden-Plover
2Whimbrel
1Ring-billed Gull
2Common Tern
18White Ibis
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2European Starling
3Boat-tailed Grackle

May 12

1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Fish Crow