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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 Hatteras NS--Old Cape Point beach road/walkway

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

April 26

4Canada Goose
6Mourning Dove
1King Rail
3Short-billed Dowitcher
8Greater Yellowlegs
2Great Black-backed Gull
3Least Tern
2Sandwich Tern
4Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1American Bittern
1Great Egret
10Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
2Cooper's Hawk
2Eastern Kingbird
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Purple Martin
9Barn Swallow
4Northern Mockingbird
3Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Orchard Oriole
20Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Common Grackle
6Common Yellowthroat
1Killdeer
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

April 24

2American Black Duck
1Clapper Rail
2Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Sedge Wren
37White Ibis
1Belted Kingfisher
1Carolina Wren
3Boat-tailed Grackle