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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 Lookout NS--Lighthouse to Cape Point

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

April 17

6Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
17White Ibis
3Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Pine Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

April 16

2Mourning Dove
2American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
5Royal Tern
2Barn Swallow
1Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Blue Grosbeak

April 12

3American Oystercatcher
4Black-bellied Plover
6Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
7Ruddy Turnstone
55Sanderling
5Forster's Tern
6Sandwich Tern
2Common Loon
1Great Cormorant
10Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
23Brown Pelican
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Eastern Meadowlark
2Boat-tailed Grackle