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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--Salt Pond

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

January 5

300Gadwall
10American Wigeon
100Northern Pintail
20Green-winged Teal
25Sanderling
100Ring-billed Gull
200American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
80Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1000Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
500Brown Pelican

January 1

19Tundra Swan
1Mallard
12American Black Duck
1Canvasback
8Ring-necked Duck
1Surf Scoter
2Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
4Willet
2Laughing Gull
20Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Common Loon
200Northern Gannet
3Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
2American Crow

December 31

6Canada Goose
100Bonaparte's Gull
XRed-winged Blackbird
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Lesser Scaup
1Greater White-fronted Goose
1Bufflehead
1Great Egret