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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.

December 27

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

December 25

7Canada Goose
2Redhead
4Lesser Scaup
1Bufflehead
2Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
8Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Dunlin
9Bonaparte's Gull
60Laughing Gull
200Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
17Forster's Tern
2Horned Grebe
18Common Loon
700Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
3Great Blue Heron
40Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Merlin
3Blue Jay
15American Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
3House Finch
2American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
25Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

December 24

3Hooded Merganser

December 22

5Mallard
2Willet
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
18American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
1Pine Warbler

December 21

4Fish Crow
20Common Grackle
2American Black Duck
1Northern House Wren
3Chipping Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Palm Warbler