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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.

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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.

September 2

25Canada Goose
6Mourning Dove
4American Oystercatcher
22Black-bellied Plover
4Killdeer
24Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
4Spotted Sandpiper
115Willet
10Greater Yellowlegs
10Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
65Sanderling
6White-rumped Sandpiper
15Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
55Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Sabine's Gull
95Laughing Gull
12American Herring Gull
10Great Black-backed Gull
6Lesser Black-backed Gull
18Least Tern
8Caspian Tern
14Black Tern
14Forster's Tern
205Common Tern
1Roseate Tern
12Sandwich Tern
215Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
10Red-winged Blackbird

September 1

4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
1Little Blue Heron
8Snowy Egret
10Turkey Vulture
6Osprey
1Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat