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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--Cape Point

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

January 14

7Canada Goose
32Tundra Swan
8Northern Shoveler
90Gadwall
8American Wigeon
2American Black Duck
45Northern Pintail
20Green-winged Teal
35Ring-necked Duck
1Common Eider
45Black Scoter
2American Coot
1Killdeer
12Sanderling
1Bonaparte's Gull
30Ring-billed Gull
130American Herring Gull
18Great Black-backed Gull
15Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
85Royal Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Common Loon
25Northern Gannet
400Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
200Brown Pelican
11Turkey Vulture
1Northern House Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
9Yellow-rumped Warbler