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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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By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from New River Inlet

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

September 6

8Mourning Dove
6American Oystercatcher
30Black-bellied Plover
5Killdeer
250Semipalmated Plover
3Wilson's Plover
1Marbled Godwit
20Short-billed Dowitcher
2Spotted Sandpiper
15Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
8Ruddy Turnstone
40Sanderling
200Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
20Western Sandpiper
8Semipalmated Sandpiper
125Laughing Gull
3American Herring Gull
6Great Black-backed Gull
7Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Black Skimmer
3Gull-billed Tern
30Caspian Tern
6Black Tern
35Forster's Tern
20Common Tern
25Sandwich Tern
45Royal Tern
2Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
3Fish Crow
20Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
25White Ibis
3Glossy Ibis

September 5

2Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Northern Harrier