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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 Cape Hatteras NS--Old Cape Point beach road/walkway

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

April 24

10Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
23Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
2Least Tern
7Royal Tern
1Common Loon
1White Ibis
1Green Heron
20Turkey Vulture
8Osprey
2Swallow-tailed Kite
2Cooper's Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
3American Crow
18Purple Martin
30Barn Swallow
2Cliff Swallow
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
5Cedar Waxwing
1Savannah Sparrow
4Eastern Meadowlark
20Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
25Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

April 23

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1American Robin