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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.

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Recent reports from Ocracoke Island

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

July 31

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
6Mourning Dove
2Laughing Gull
6Purple Martin
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Sparrow
1Semipalmated Plover
1Royal Tern
1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Barn Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal
16Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Sanderling
3Gull-billed Tern
2White Ibis
7Glossy Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
7Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Brown Thrasher
18Seaside Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
5Common Yellowthroat

July 29

5Piping Plover
13Willet

July 27

1American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
3American Herring Gull
7Great Black-backed Gull
4Black Skimmer
7Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
6Sandwich Tern
5Double-crested Cormorant
6Brown Pelican
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Fish Crow
4European Starling
2House Finch
5Boat-tailed Grackle
3Blue Grosbeak