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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 12

3Mourning Dove
31Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
7Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Carolina Wren
5Eastern Bluebird
8Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Spotted Sandpiper
6Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
3American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow

March 8

1Royal Tern
XNorthern Mockingbird
1Forster's Tern
1Northern Flicker
2Purple Martin
1Northern House Wren
2House Sparrow
4House Finch
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Song Sparrow

March 7

1Great Egret
2Mallard
2Least Tern

March 6

1Common Loon
XAmerican Goldfinch