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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.

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Recent reports from Hatteras Point

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

August 28

1Black-bellied Plover
1Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
3Willet
3Ruddy Turnstone
6Sanderling
2Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Brown Pelican
1Blue-winged Teal
25Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
12Marbled Godwit
15Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
2Lesser Yellowlegs
6Greater Yellowlegs
50Least Sandpiper
3Pectoral Sandpiper
15Western Sandpiper
120Semipalmated Sandpiper
25American Herring Gull
6Lesser Black-backed Gull
650Black Skimmer
150Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
50Black Tern
2Forster's Tern
2Roseate Tern
8Sandwich Tern
2White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
1Osprey
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
4House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak