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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--Salt Pond

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

April 17

7Canada Goose
3Gadwall
1Eurasian Wigeon
7American Wigeon
2Mallard
7American Black Duck
1Hooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
8Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
8Short-billed Dowitcher
1Lesser Yellowlegs
6Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
40Sanderling
6Dunlin
50Laughing Gull
8Ring-billed Gull
25American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
25Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
2Caspian Tern
5Forster's Tern
4Sandwich Tern
300Royal Tern
20Northern Gannet
1Great Cormorant
30Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
2Snowy Egret
8Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
30Brown Pelican
8Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
8Barn Swallow
1Northern House Wren
2Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
6Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
5Eastern Meadowlark
12Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
10Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat