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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 2903 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills US-NC 36.04914, -75.67841

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

September 9

10Black-bellied Plover
8Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
14Sanderling
10Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
5Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
7Forster's Tern
2Royal Tern
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
2Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
2Caspian Tern
1Turkey Vulture
1Horned Lark
3European Starling
2House Sparrow

September 7

1American Herring Gull
2Least Tern
16Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant