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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.

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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.

March 3

3Tundra Swan
17Gadwall
3Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
45Willet
7Red Knot
5Sanderling
25Dunlin
15Bonaparte's Gull
150Ring-billed Gull
30American Herring Gull
5Great Black-backed Gull
13Lesser Black-backed Gull
95Forster's Tern
10000Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Great Egret
225Brown Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Savannah Sparrow
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 1

XCanada Goose
XMallard
XAmerican Black Duck
XKing Rail
XShort-billed Dowitcher
XWilson's Snipe
XLesser Yellowlegs
XHorned Grebe
XNorthern Mockingbird
XCommon Grackle
XBoat-tailed Grackle
3Northern Pintail
25Green-winged Teal
5Greater Scaup
2Lesser Scaup
3Mourning Dove
4American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
3Song Sparrow
15Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
10Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal