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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--Jennette's Pier

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

November 13

10Green-winged Teal
1Black Scoter
1Bonaparte's Gull
10Laughing Gull
20Ring-billed Gull
10Great Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
30Northern Gannet
30Double-crested Cormorant
10Brown Pelican
10Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-bellied Plover
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Royal Tern
40Rock Pigeon
2Willet
4Sanderling
1American Herring Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe

November 9

2Sandwich Tern
1Common Loon
13Great Blue Heron
1Peregrine Falcon
2Parasitic Jaeger

November 8

1Red-breasted Merganser
3Surf Scoter