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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 Figure Eight Island--North Beach

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

November 7

1Green-winged Teal ✓
4American Oystercatcher ✓
12Black-bellied Plover ✓
50Semipalmated Plover ✓
8Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
3Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
8Prairie Willet ✓
4Ruddy Turnstone ✓
12Sanderling ✓
200Dunlin ✓
4Least Sandpiper ✓
20Laughing Gull ✓
40Ring-billed Gull ✓
10American Herring Gull ✓
4Great Black-backed Gull ✓
2Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
1000Black Skimmer ✓
4Caspian Tern ✓
30Forster's Tern ✓
30Sandwich Tern ✓
4Royal Tern ✓
4Double-crested Cormorant ✓
42Great Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
30Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓