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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.

May 7

4Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
2Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
6Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
3Least Tern
4Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Osprey
2American Crow
4Purple Martin
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Meadowlark
10Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

May 2

1Forster's Tern
4Sandwich Tern
3Northern Gannet
1Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
1Brown Thrasher
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler