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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 Lookout NS--East Shackleford Banks

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

May 12

8Mourning Dove
2Common Nighthawk
6American Oystercatcher
32Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
26Semipalmated Plover
5Wilson's Plover
10Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Spotted Sandpiper
13Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
32Ruddy Turnstone
3Sanderling
51Dunlin
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
11Laughing Gull
4American Herring Gull
6Black Skimmer
10Least Tern
8Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
42Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
12White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
9Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
1Fish Crow
1Barn Swallow
5Northern Mockingbird
12Eastern Meadowlark
18Red-winged Blackbird
8Boat-tailed Grackle