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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 Ocean Isle--East End

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

May 30

5Laughing Gull
4Least Tern
1Royal Tern
2Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle

May 29

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
7Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Plover
1Willet
3Sanderling
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Carolina Chickadee
3Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Cardinal

May 28

1Clapper Rail
2Killdeer
1Osprey

May 27

4Mourning Dove
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Ruddy Turnstone
4House Finch
1Caspian Tern
3Brown Pelican
1Downy Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
3Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren