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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 Hatteras Point

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

July 16

30Mourning Dove
3American Oystercatcher
10Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
12Semipalmated Plover
20Piping Plover
2Wilson's Plover
5Marbled Godwit
3Short-billed Dowitcher
1Lesser Yellowlegs
10Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
6Ruddy Turnstone
7Red Knot
15Sanderling
45Least Sandpiper
6Western Sandpiper
12Semipalmated Sandpiper
120Laughing Gull
6American Herring Gull
5Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
105Black Skimmer
100Least Tern
3Gull-billed Tern
45Common Tern
120Sandwich Tern
95Royal Tern
1Great Shearwater
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
20Brown Pelican
6Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat