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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 Dolphin Head Recreation Area

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 25

4Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
7Whimbrel
2Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Osprey
1Great Horned Owl
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
9Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
6Eastern Bluebird
24Cedar Waxwing
5House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
9Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting

April 24

1Wood Stork
21Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Indigo Bunting

April 23

4Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
1Royal Tern
2Barn Swallow
1White Ibis
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
4Red-headed Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2Palm Warbler

April 19

2Wood Duck
3Brown Pelican
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron