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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.

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Recent reports from Coquina Beach, Nags Head US-NC 35.83034, -75.55649

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

August 9

1Common Eider
1Mourning Dove
8Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
6Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
60Willet
18Ruddy Turnstone
6Red Knot
200Sanderling
2Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Great Black-backed Gull
4Lesser Black-backed Gull
26Black Skimmer
38Least Tern
1Black Tern
6Forster's Tern
10Common Tern
32Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
28Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
4Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
6House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Blue Grosbeak

August 6

26Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Northern Cardinal