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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--Aquarium Trail

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

May 11

2Clapper Rail
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
2Royal Tern
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
5Black-crowned Night Heron
3Green Heron
1Great Egret
8White Ibis
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula
1Prairie Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

May 9

2Mourning Dove

May 7

1Blue-winged Teal
3American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
10Willet
1Least Sandpiper
7Black Skimmer
3Sandwich Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
5Brown Pelican
1Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Thrasher
1House Finch