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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 Hunting Island SP--North Spit

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

August 17

1Common Ground Dove
1American Avocet
7American Oystercatcher
105Black-bellied Plover
1000Semipalmated Plover
6Piping Plover
34Wilson's Plover
150Whimbrel
28Marbled Godwit
150Short-billed Dowitcher
5Willet
25Ruddy Turnstone
5Red Knot
275Sanderling
50Least Sandpiper
75Western Sandpiper
300Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
200Black Skimmer
105Least Tern
415Black Tern
100Common Tern
160Sandwich Tern
650Royal Tern
40White Ibis
1Great Blue Heron
600Brown Pelican