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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 Cape Hatteras NS--Cape Point

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

July 2

60Canada Goose
1Mallard
3American Black Duck
80Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
4Black-bellied Plover
13Killdeer
2Piping Plover
8Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
8Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
2Sanderling
18Least Sandpiper
35Laughing Gull
8American Herring Gull
8Great Black-backed Gull
24Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Black Skimmer
95Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
8Common Tern
25Sandwich Tern
125Royal Tern
1Green Heron
4Brown Pelican
3Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
4Purple Martin
10Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Meadowlark
18Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blue Grosbeak

July 1

1King Rail
2Great Shearwater
18White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
2Great Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Eastern Towhee

June 27

6Common Nighthawk
2Roseate Tern
3Brown-headed Cowbird