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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 Lookout NS--Harker's Island

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

October 27

6Killdeer ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Ruddy Turnstone ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
60Laughing Gull ✓
2Ring-billed Gull ✓
4American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
9Royal Tern ✓
2000Double-crested Cormorant ✓
300White Ibis ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
100Brown Pelican ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
20European Starling ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Robin ✓
1American Pipit ✓
5House Finch ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
8Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
25Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓