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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 Woods Ecological Preserve

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

October 20

3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
5American Crow
3Carolina Wren
1Brown Creeper

October 18

2Eastern Screech-Owl
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3American Robin
4Swamp Sparrow
50Double-crested Cormorant
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10Golden-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
23American White Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
3Blue Jay
5Tree Swallow
2House Finch
2American Redstart
1Black-throated Blue Warbler

October 17

1Merlin
2Mourning Dove
1Sora
1Song Sparrow
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Baltimore Oriole

October 16

1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Downy Woodpecker
3Wood Duck
1Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Marsh Wren
1Solitary Sandpiper
4Royal Tern
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-breasted Nuthatch
7Cedar Waxwing
1American Goldfinch
1Ovenbird
1Nashville Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Pine Warbler

October 15

1Peregrine Falcon
1Northern Mockingbird
1Magnolia Warbler
6Brown Pelican
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Wilson's Warbler
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler