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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 Fort Macon State Park Inlet Walk

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

May 14

2Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
3Sanderling
12Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
4Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
2Least Tern
2Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
2Roseate Tern
6Sandwich Tern
7Royal Tern
4Common Loon
3Northern Gannet
1Great Cormorant
1Double-crested Cormorant
13Brown Pelican

May 13

1Rock Pigeon
5Black-bellied Plover
1Purple Sandpiper
3Great Egret

May 11

1American Oystercatcher
6Spotted Sandpiper
4Willet
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
3White Ibis
1Osprey
3Common Grackle

May 9

1Black Scoter
3Mourning Dove