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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.

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Recent reports from East Shackleford Banks

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

September 13

2Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
200Black-bellied Plover
150Semipalmated Plover
6Wilson's Plover
3Whimbrel
3Long-billed Curlew
105Marbled Godwit
80Short-billed Dowitcher
1Red-necked Phalarope
1Spotted Sandpiper
20Willet
20Ruddy Turnstone
50Red Knot
40Sanderling
1Dunlin
6Least Sandpiper
40Western Sandpiper
30Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
60Black Skimmer
4Caspian Tern
30Forster's Tern
7Common Tern
12Sandwich Tern
11Royal Tern
1White Ibis
1Reddish Egret
1Snowy Egret
20Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Merlin
1Barn Swallow

September 12

1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Clapper Rail
5Piping Plover
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
5Great Egret
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Least Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant