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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.

November 4

2Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
2Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2Dark-eyed Junco
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
3Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1White Ibis
3Great Egret
4Black Vulture
7Turkey Vulture
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
5Eastern Bluebird

November 2

2Clapper Rail
1Caspian Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
5Common Loon
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
3House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
13Red-winged Blackbird

October 31

4Northern Flicker
1Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
4Palm Warbler