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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 21

25Double-crested Cormorant
4American Crow
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
20Common Grackle
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
15Mallard
2American Black Duck
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
1House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
20Red-winged Blackbird
1Palm Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 20

1Gadwall

December 17

2Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
12Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Common Loon
3White Ibis
2Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Tufted Titmouse
1Brown Creeper
1Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3Hermit Thrush
4Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
1Fox Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Blue-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
60Ring-billed Gull
2Snowy Egret
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Pine Warbler