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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 Hunting Island SP--North Spit

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

June 12

6American Oystercatcher
20Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
2Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
2Red Knot
8Sanderling
10Semipalmated Sandpiper
50Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
130Black Skimmer
40Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
25Black Tern
1Forster's Tern
4Common Tern
4Sandwich Tern
25Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
140Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

June 11

1Black-bellied Plover
2White-rumped Sandpiper