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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.

October 25

1Mourning Dove ✓
18Laughing Gull ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1American Redstart
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓

October 22

1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
25Forster's Tern ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2American White Pelican ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
11White Ibis ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
5Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Hairy Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
5Common Grackle ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 21

1Rock Pigeon ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
9Anhinga ✓
2Brown Pelican ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2American Robin ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓