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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.

April 26

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Royal Tern
1Common Nighthawk
2Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Purple Martin
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Summer Tanager
1Snowy Egret
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
7Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Bald Eagle

April 25

4Mourning Dove
11Laughing Gull
12Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Merlin
2Fish Crow
1Barn Swallow
1White-throated Sparrow
2Common Grackle
4Painted Bunting

April 23

1Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-eyed Vireo

April 21

2Willet
1Common Loon
1Great Horned Owl
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Prothonotary Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
1House Finch
3Mallard
1American Oystercatcher
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Northern Parula
1Ring-billed Gull
1Black Vulture

April 20

2American Goldfinch
1Blue Grosbeak