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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--Cape Point

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

January 29

4Canada Goose
15Gadwall
2American Black Duck
5Black Scoter
4Red-breasted Merganser
6Sanderling
8Bonaparte's Gull
150Ring-billed Gull
350American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
65Lesser Black-backed Gull
1American Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid)
5Forster's Tern
1Horned Grebe
4Red-throated Loon
15Northern Gannet
75Double-crested Cormorant
5Black-crowned Night Heron
20Brown Pelican
1Swamp Sparrow
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Snow Goose
35Tundra Swan
5Northern Shoveler
8American Wigeon
2Mallard
45Northern Pintail
55Green-winged Teal
1Canvasback
1Redhead
2Ring-necked Duck
1Bufflehead
2American Coot
3Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
1Razorbill
1Iceland Gull
6Royal Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Great Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
21Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Crow
3Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark