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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 Cape Lookout NS--Shackleford Banks

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

June 30

1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
8Common Nighthawk
6Black-bellied Plover
5Killdeer
14Semipalmated Plover
1Long-billed Curlew
3Short-billed Dowitcher
6Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
56Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
12Least Tern
1Black Tern
4Forster's Tern
10Royal Tern
18White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
3Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
2Osprey
3Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Towhee
11Eastern Meadowlark
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting