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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.

May 23

2Brown Pelican
1Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Painted Bunting
1Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
5Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
10Laughing Gull
1Sandwich Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Osprey
5Red-headed Woodpecker
4Eastern Bluebird
4Chipping Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Tennessee Warbler
1American Redstart
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
2Dunlin
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Royal Tern
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue Jay
1House Finch
1Northern Parula

May 22

2Mallard
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Brown Thrasher
1Anhinga

May 21

1Cooper's Hawk

May 20

1Mississippi Kite
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Common Nighthawk
3Wood Stork
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Forster's Tern
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Purple Martin
1Northern Mockingbird
2Chimney Swift
1Killdeer

May 19

6Bufflehead
1Common Loon
1Eastern Wood-Pewee

May 18

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Caspian Tern
2Black-necked Stilt
1Eastern Phoebe
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Black-whiskered Vireo

May 17

1Great Horned Owl
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-breasted Chat
6Canada Goose