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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--Lighthouse to Cape Point

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

October 19

1Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
2Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
5Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
3Caspian Tern
8Forster's Tern
6Sandwich Tern
12Royal Tern
1Great Cormorant
10Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
10Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
75Brown Pelican
2Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
5Northern Flicker
1Merlin
2Eastern Phoebe
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
5House Finch
6Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
5Eastern Meadowlark
5Palm Warbler
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

October 18

1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Song Sparrow