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Mission Statement

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

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

May 16

18Canada Goose
1Redhead
7Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Black-necked Stilt
3American Oystercatcher
7Black-bellied Plover
5Killdeer
20Semipalmated Plover
95Short-billed Dowitcher
2Lesser Yellowlegs
6Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
10Ruddy Turnstone
38Sanderling
50Dunlin
1White-rumped Sandpiper
235Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
65Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
16Great Black-backed Gull
3Lesser Black-backed Gull
4Black Skimmer
58Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
6Black Tern
9Forster's Tern
13Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
73Royal Tern
2Common Loon
5Double-crested Cormorant
4White Ibis
4Tricolored Heron
2Green Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
2Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
1Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
4Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
20Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
15Boat-tailed Grackle
4Common Yellowthroat
2Blue Grosbeak