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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.

September 11

5American Oystercatcher
8Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
1Wilson's Plover
5Short-billed Dowitcher
81Willet
8Ruddy Turnstone
25Sanderling
2Least Sandpiper
25Semipalmated Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
8Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
6Caspian Tern
4Black Tern
50Forster's Tern
5Common Tern
5Sandwich Tern
175Royal Tern
3Brown Pelican
1Osprey

September 6

10Canada Goose
2Greater Yellowlegs
15Least Tern
4Little Blue Heron