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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.

June 10

15Rock Pigeon
4Laughing Gull
5Common Tern
10Brown Pelican

June 9

1Mourning Dove
2Ruddy Turnstone
9Sanderling
3American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
13Lesser Black-backed Gull
13Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Roseate Tern
6Sandwich Tern
79Royal Tern
1Wilson's Storm-Petrel
1Sooty Shearwater
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Osprey
1Tree Swallow
2European Starling
2House Finch
3Common Grackle
16Boat-tailed Grackle

June 7

4Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird

June 6

1Willet

June 5

1Purple Martin