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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 18

1Common Nighthawk
1Laughing Gull
1Eastern Towhee
4Painted Bunting
4Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
8Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Purple Martin
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Hermit Thrush
3Cedar Waxwing
1White-throated Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
4Northern Parula
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
6Red-headed Woodpecker
2American Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3Pine Warbler
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
1Chipping Sparrow
1Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
3Barn Swallow
2Canada Goose
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hooded Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Ring-billed Gull
3Forster's Tern
6Royal Tern
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle

April 17

1Prairie Warbler
1Barred Owl
1Black-whiskered Vireo
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Chuck-will's-widow

April 16

1Common Loon

April 15

2American Herring Gull
4Glossy Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Bachman's Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Killdeer
1Hairy Woodpecker
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat

April 14

1European Starling

April 13

1Ovenbird