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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 Lookout NS--Harker's Island

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

May 26

4Mallard
4Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
2American Oystercatcher
2Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
100Laughing Gull
16American Herring Gull
6Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
6Royal Tern
1Common Loon
340White Ibis
6Glossy Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
5Black-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
150Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Egret
16Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
2Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
5European Starling
1Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
3Cedar Waxwing
3House Sparrow
8House Finch
3Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
8Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting