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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Oregon Inlet South Rock Jetty

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

July 7

20Canada Goose
1Black-necked Stilt
3American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
8Semipalmated Plover
18Willet
3Ruddy Turnstone
100Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
10Black Skimmer
300Least Tern
2Caspian Tern
20Black Tern
15Forster's Tern
15Common Tern
1Roseate Tern
10Sandwich Tern
20Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
4Brown Pelican
1Northern Mockingbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat

July 6

1Black-bellied Plover
1Great Egret
2Mourning Dove
1Sanderling
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
3Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
10Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

July 3

3Gull-billed Tern
2White Ibis