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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 Cape Hatteras NS--Old Cape Point beach road/walkway

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

April 16

4Canada Goose
6American Black Duck
4Mourning Dove
2Chuck-will's-widow
3King Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
35Laughing Gull
6American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Sandwich Tern
15Royal Tern
6Common Loon
8Northern Gannet
10Double-crested Cormorant
2American Bittern
4Great Egret
8Brown Pelican
4Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
2Northern Harrier
1American Crow
80Barn Swallow
2Sedge Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
105Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
300Common Grackle
5Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Cardinal

April 15

1Chimney Swift
1Black-bellied Plover
2Bonaparte's Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Anhinga
4White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
8Purple Martin
3Cliff Swallow
1Prairie Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

April 12

1Hooded Merganser