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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 Carolina Beach State Park

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

March 19

2American Oystercatcher
20Sanderling
3Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
30Double-crested Cormorant
3Brown Pelican
13Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Tufted Titmouse
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 18

1Killdeer
2Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Winter Wren
1American Robin
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Mourning Dove
8Short-billed Dowitcher
30Bonaparte's Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
1Common Loon
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3American White Pelican
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
18Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
3Yellow-throated Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

March 14

2Black Skimmer
1Cooper's Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Canada Goose
1Ring-billed Gull
1Blue Jay
1Hermit Thrush
1Common Grackle

March 13

1Belted Kingfisher