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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.

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Recent reports from Cape Hatteras NS--Ramp 43-44 (Ponds & Beach)

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

May 25

1Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Ruddy Turnstone
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
7Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
1Tree Swallow
7Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Meadowlark
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Willet
2Red Knot
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Black Tern
2Purple Martin

May 24

4American Black Duck
1Common Nighthawk
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Gull-billed Tern
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Northern Cardinal
50Canada Goose
2Mallard
1Black-necked Stilt
3American Oystercatcher
1Piping Plover
10Sanderling
5Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
5Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
20Royal Tern
1Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Wren
3Pine Warbler

May 22

4Double-crested Cormorant
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret

May 21

1Ring-billed Gull

May 20

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Eastern Towhee
1Osprey

May 19

1Common Loon
2Brown Pelican