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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--Oregon Inlet Beach (North)

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

July 13

3Canada Goose
5Common Eider
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
2Brown Pelican

July 12

6Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
2Short-billed Dowitcher
6Ruddy Turnstone
2Red Knot
24Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
400Laughing Gull
6American Herring Gull
13Great Black-backed Gull
5Lesser Black-backed Gull
20Black Skimmer
150Least Tern
4Forster's Tern
35Common Tern
220Sandwich Tern
300Royal Tern
3White Ibis
20Purple Martin
15Barn Swallow
1European Starling
1Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
4House Finch
1Field Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
10Red-winged Blackbird
15Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Blue Grosbeak