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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.

March 15

2Rock Pigeon
1Laughing Gull
5Boat-tailed Grackle
25Black Scoter
8Red-breasted Merganser
10Razorbill
3Bonaparte's Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
8Red-throated Loon
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
1Surf Scoter
2Dovekie
110Ring-billed Gull
75American Herring Gull
60Lesser Black-backed Gull
3Common Loon
40Northern Gannet

March 14

1Horned Grebe
1Carolina Wren

March 13

XLong-tailed Duck
3Common Grackle
1European Starling
4House Sparrow
1House Finch

March 11

1Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird

March 10

11Gadwall
3American Black Duck
1White-winged Scoter
1Bald Eagle

March 9

1American Robin