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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 17

1Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Chimney Swift
3Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
1Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Black-whiskered Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
5Northern Parula
1Blackburnian Warbler
40Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler

April 16

2Great Egret
1Painted Bunting
1Mourning Dove
1Common Loon
2Snowy Egret
1Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Mallard
1Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
3Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
1Chuck-will's-widow

April 15

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
2American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
4Glossy Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
2Gray Catbird
1Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
1Bachman's Sparrow
6White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Canada Goose
1Killdeer
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
1Common Yellowthroat

April 14

1European Starling

April 13

1Ovenbird
1Surf Scoter
3Clapper Rail
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
2Bald Eagle
5Tree Swallow
1Boat-tailed Grackle

April 11

1Mississippi Kite
1American Robin
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Great Blue Heron
1Chipping Sparrow