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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 Carolina Beach State Park

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

April 9

2Chuck-will's-widow
2Yellow-throated Warbler

April 8

3Red-breasted Merganser
5Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
3Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
6Double-crested Cormorant
3Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
3Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
3Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
1European Starling
3Eastern Bluebird
6Dark-eyed Junco
2Boat-tailed Grackle
4Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

April 7

6Mourning Dove
1American Herring Gull
4Royal Tern
3Snowy Egret
3Great Blue Heron
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
3Chipping Sparrow
16White-throated Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
20Common Grackle

April 6

2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
3Northern Parula

April 4

2Chimney Swift
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Canada Goose
3Mallard
5White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
1House Finch

April 3

1Ring-billed Gull
1Black Vulture