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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 Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve

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

May 16

1Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Laughing Gull
2Caspian Tern
1American Bittern
4Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
8Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1American Redstart
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Brown Pelican
2Blue Jay
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3Common Yellowthroat
2Summer Tanager
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Bald Eagle
1Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
2Purple Martin
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Prothonotary Warbler

May 15

1Chimney Swift
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
5Wood Duck
2Mallard
1King Rail
1Clapper Rail
1Belted Kingfisher
4Eastern Kingbird
2Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
2Northern Parula
1Blackburnian Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak

May 13

1Northern Flicker
2House Sparrow
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Rock Pigeon
1Willet
2Common Loon
1Bank Swallow
1House Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
1Ovenbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler

May 12

1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-eyed Vireo
1Warbling Vireo
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1American Goldfinch
2Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Black-throated Green Warbler

May 11

1Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Swainson's Thrush
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Cape May Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
1Black-billed Cuckoo

May 10

13Cedar Waxwing
2Canada Goose
1American Black Duck
1Least Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Scarlet Tanager