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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.

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Recent reports from Patriot's Point -- nature trail and surrounding areas

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

March 11

2Canada Goose
1Bufflehead
6Mourning Dove
10Laughing Gull
4Royal Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
11White Ibis
2Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
8American Robin
2House Finch
3White-crowned Sparrow
20White-throated Sparrow
15Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
2Mallard
2Hooded Merganser
2American Oystercatcher
6Killdeer
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Northern Harrier
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Sedge Wren
7Cedar Waxwing
1Chipping Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Palm Warbler

March 9

1Bald Eagle
1American Crow
8Fish Crow
1Western Tanager

March 8

11Turkey Vulture
23Tree Swallow
3Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
21European Starling
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1American Pipit
2American Goldfinch
6Rusty Blackbird
2Rock Pigeon
1Horned Grebe
1Cooper's Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Merlin
1Purple Martin
1Tufted Titmouse
1Winter Wren
1Purple Finch
3Common Grackle

March 7

2Black Scoter
1Red-breasted Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
2Black-bellied Plover
8Least Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
12Ring-billed Gull
5American Herring Gull
80Black Skimmer
15Forster's Tern
2Common Loon
1Wood Stork
13Black-crowned Night Heron
3Great Egret
6Black Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2American Kestrel
1Brown Thrasher
3Eastern Towhee
1Northern Parula