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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 New River Inlet

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

July 9

2Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
6Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
22Wilson's Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Greater Yellowlegs
18Least Sandpiper
14Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
25Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
1Forster's Tern
3Common Tern
6Sandwich Tern
15Royal Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
10Brown Pelican
2Osprey
10Barn Swallow
3Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
10Red-winged Blackbird
50Boat-tailed Grackle

July 4

5Roseate Spoonbill
2Turkey Vulture
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Cardinal