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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.

November 24

4Northern Pintail
3Surf Scoter
170Black Scoter
105Rock Pigeon
3Willet
11Sanderling
200Laughing Gull
120Ring-billed Gull
150American Herring Gull
6Great Black-backed Gull
200Lesser Black-backed Gull
300Northern Gannet
1200Double-crested Cormorant
72Brown Pelican
10Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 22

1Sandwich Tern
3Royal Tern
1Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon

November 20

1Bufflehead
5Bonaparte's Gull
2Caspian Tern
4Forster's Tern
5American Crow
25European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird

November 19

4Red-breasted Merganser
4Parasitic Jaeger
1Song Sparrow

November 18

2American Wigeon
7Green-winged Teal
8Lesser Scaup
1Long-tailed Duck
1Razorbill