Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Huntington Beach SP

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

October 22

3	Mourning Dove ✓
6	Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1	Cooper's Hawk ✓
2	Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2	Northern Flicker ✓
2	Blue Jay ✓
2	Carolina Chickadee ✓
1	Tufted Titmouse ✓
60	Tree Swallow ✓
1	Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1	Northern Mockingbird ✓
8	Eastern Bluebird ✓
4	House Finch ✓
42	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
4	Palm Warbler ✓
38	Yellow-rumped Warbler
1	Prairie Warbler ✓

October 21

1	Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2	Willet ✓
2	Western Sandpiper ✓
1	Forster's Tern ✓
1	Sandwich Tern ✓
1	Pied-billed Grebe ✓
8	Wood Stork ✓
2	White Ibis ✓
1	Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1	Snowy Egret ✓
2	Great Egret ✓
1	Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1	Downy Woodpecker ✓
2	American Crow ✓
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1	Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1	Kentucky Warbler ✓
2	Northern Cardinal ✓
1	Spotted Sandpiper ✓
3	Great Blue Heron ✓
1	Bald Eagle ✓
2	Ruddy Duck ✓
4	Semipalmated Sandpiper
1	Tricolored Heron ✓
2	Belted Kingfisher ✓
2	Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3	Carolina Wren ✓
2	Gray Catbird ✓
2	White-throated Sparrow ✓
2	Common Yellowthroat ✓
4	Gadwall ✓
1	Wild Turkey ✓
2	American Coot ✓
2	Sanderling ✓
1	Northern Gannet ✓
1	Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1	Osprey ✓
1	Least Flycatcher ✓
2	Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1	Chipping Sparrow ✓
1	Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
1	Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
3	Clapper Rail ✓
9	Common Gallinule ✓
1	Black-bellied Plover ✓
2	Semipalmated Plover ✓
4	Laughing Gull ✓
1	Northern Harrier ✓
1	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2	White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2	Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2	Northern House Wren ✓
2	Brown Thrasher ✓
1	Northern Waterthrush ✓
1	Pine Warbler ✓

October 20

1	Little Blue Heron ✓
4	Piping Plover ✓
2	Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
4	Least Sandpiper ✓
2	Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
4	Brown Pelican ✓
1	Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2	White-eyed Vireo ✓
4	Common Grackle ✓
1	American Redstart ✓

October 19

1	Ring-billed Gull ✓
1	Brown Creeper ✓
1	Seaside Sparrow ✓
1	Swamp Sparrow ✓
11	Killdeer ✓
3	Black Vulture ✓
1	Turkey Vulture ✓
10	Fish Crow ✓
1	Merlin ✓
1	Eastern Phoebe ✓
2	Painted Bunting ✓
1	Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1	Marbled Godwit ✓
1	White-rumped Sandpiper ✓
1	Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1	Marsh Wren ✓
1	American Robin ✓
1	Saltmarsh Sparrow ✓
1	Cape May Warbler ✓

October 18

1	Common Tern ✓
1	Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
3	Green-winged Teal ✓
1	Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1	Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1	Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
3	Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1	Northern Parula ✓
6	Ruddy Turnstone ✓
2	Dunlin ✓
1	Caspian Tern ✓
1	Song Sparrow ✓
2	Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1	American Herring Gull ✓
1	Blackpoll Warbler ✓
2	Blue Grosbeak ✓
1	Chuck-will's-widow ✓
1	Barred Owl ✓
1	Savannah Sparrow ✓

October 17

2	Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1	Hooded Warbler ✓
1	Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1	Royal Tern ✓
1	Anhinga ✓
7	Barn Swallow ✓
2	European Starling ✓
1	Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1	Blue-winged Teal ✓
4	Red Knot ✓
1	Peregrine Falcon ✓
1	Horned Lark ✓
1	White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1	Canada Goose ✓
2	American Avocet ✓
1	Hermit Thrush ✓
1	Winter Wren ✓
1	House Sparrow ✓
1	Ovenbird ✓

October 16

1	Sedge Wren ✓
1	Rock Pigeon ✓
1	Indigo Bunting ✓
1	Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1	Swainson's Thrush ✓
1	Summer Tanager

October 15

1	Magnolia Warbler ✓
1	Mute Swan ✓
1	Purple Martin
1	Long-billed Dowitcher ✓