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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 Nags Head--Jennette's Pier

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

November 17

1Red-breasted Merganser
1Willet
26Least Sandpiper
120Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Common Loon
100Northern Gannet
4Double-crested Cormorant
70Brown Pelican
16Boat-tailed Grackle

November 16

2Rock Pigeon

November 15

44Tundra Swan
1Wood Duck
1Northern Shoveler
13American Wigeon
11American Black Duck
3Northern Pintail
1600Green-winged Teal
1Redhead
30Lesser Scaup
7Common Eider
20Surf Scoter
3White-winged Scoter
750Black Scoter
1Sanderling
50Ring-billed Gull
200Lesser Black-backed Gull
40Royal Tern
5Red-throated Loon
1Great Blue Heron

November 14

1House Finch
1Northern Mockingbird

November 13

1Bonaparte's Gull
1Black-bellied Plover
1Pied-billed Grebe