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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.

January 21

1Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
50Laughing Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
4Common Loon
2Anhinga
100Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2American White Pelican
20Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
8American Robin
1American Pipit
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 19

1American Oystercatcher
1White Ibis
2Eastern Bluebird

January 18

1Great Horned Owl
2Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

January 17

1Spotted Sandpiper
3Tree Swallow
3Cedar Waxwing
1Fish Crow
28Ring-billed Gull
10American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
60Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Killdeer
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Red-tailed Hawk

January 16

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Hermit Thrush
1Orange-crowned Warbler