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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.

November 1

1Clapper Rail
2Ruddy Turnstone
6Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
1Common Loon
15Double-crested Cormorant
8White Ibis
3Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
4Boat-tailed Grackle
2Palm Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 30

1Virginia Rail
50American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
1Marbled Godwit
35Short-billed Dowitcher
60Willet
8Sanderling
20Dunlin
1Caspian Tern
1Tricolored Heron
50Brown Pelican
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Tree Swallow
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
4White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Blackpoll Warbler

October 26

1White-winged Scoter
2Ring-billed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
2Eastern Meadowlark