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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--Jennette's Pier

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

May 31

2Rock Pigeon
1Common Loon
6Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
2Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
5Boat-tailed Grackle
2Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
4Laughing Gull
5Great Black-backed Gull
1Common Tern
15Sanderling
5American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
22Royal Tern
1Wilson's Storm-Petrel
3Sooty Shearwater
1Carolina Wren

May 29

2Osprey

May 28

1Black-bellied Plover
1Sandwich Tern
18Purple Martin