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

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

March 4

1Canada Goose
4Tundra Swan
10Gadwall
1American Black Duck
2Redhead
3White-winged Scoter
32Black Scoter
72Red-breasted Merganser
2Mourning Dove
1American Coot
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
4Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Sanderling
280Razorbill
40Bonaparte's Gull
1Laughing Gull
15Ring-billed Gull
5American Herring Gull
10Great Black-backed Gull
5Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Iceland Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
15Red-throated Loon
300Northern Gannet
200Double-crested Cormorant
8White Ibis
1Great Egret
150Brown Pelican
8Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1American Crow
2Savannah Sparrow
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 3

30Forster's Tern
2Royal Tern
4American Oystercatcher
4Boat-tailed Grackle

March 1

8Horned Grebe
1Horned Lark
19Green-winged Teal
2Greater Scaup
10Red Knot
29Dunlin
1Great Blue Heron

February 28

1Glaucous Gull
1Blue-winged Teal
1Osprey

February 26

1Ring-necked Duck