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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--Cape Lookout Point

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

June 29

4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
4American Oystercatcher
6Black-bellied Plover
30Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Pomarine Jaeger
40Laughing Gull
3American Herring Gull
6Great Black-backed Gull
32Black Skimmer
5Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
22Black Tern
5Forster's Tern
6Sandwich Tern
10Royal Tern
1Great Shearwater
5White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
2Brown Pelican
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
15Purple Martin
4Barn Swallow
4Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
15Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
3Painted Bunting