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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 Raleigh NHS

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

April 28

2Mourning Dove
5Laughing Gull
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Osprey
1Hairy Woodpecker
20Great Crested Flycatcher
6Carolina Chickadee
5Carolina Wren
40Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
20Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow Warbler
5Pine Warbler
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
10Northern Cardinal

April 27

4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Ring-billed Gull
4Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
14Forster's Tern
8Royal Tern
8Brown Pelican
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
5Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
5American Robin
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
6Common Grackle
2Chimney Swift
2Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
8White-throated Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak