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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.

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Recent reports from Hatteras Point

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

April 18

3Canada Goose
5Mourning Dove
8Black-bellied Plover
1Whimbrel
2Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
25Sanderling
1Bonaparte's Gull
95Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
25Herring Gull
5Great Black-backed Gull
14Black Skimmer
25Forster's Tern
4Common Tern
55Sandwich Tern
135Royal Tern
12Northern Gannet
5Double-crested Cormorant
55Brown Pelican
1Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
2White Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Purple Martin
9Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
1Song Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

April 17

2American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
15Dunlin
1Parasitic Jaeger
8Least Tern
4Common Loon
1Green Heron
2Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle

April 15

2Red-breasted Merganser
3Clapper Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
5Least Sandpiper
8Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Tricolored Heron
2Cliff Swallow
2Marsh Wren
1Seaside Sparrow

April 12

4American Wigeon
1Red Knot
1Western Cattle Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Savannah Sparrow