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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 Bosun's Point

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

April 18

1Black Scoter
6Hooded Merganser
4Clapper Rail
18American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
1Wilson's Plover
40Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
15Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Ruddy Turnstone
3Sanderling
20Dunlin
80Laughing Gull
6Ring-billed Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
3Least Tern
30Forster's Tern
8Sandwich Tern
60Royal Tern
3Common Loon
4Northern Gannet
25Double-crested Cormorant
5Tricolored Heron
1Reddish Egret
1Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
5Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Fish Crow
20Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
10Red-winged Blackbird
15Boat-tailed Grackle