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Mission Statement

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.

April 23

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Carolina Wren
3American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

April 22

2Mallard
1Osprey
3Downy Woodpecker
3Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
4Pine Warbler
150Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Wood Duck
2American Black Duck
6Mourning Dove
4Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Caspian Tern
11Forster's Tern
6Royal Tern
4Common Loon
2Brown Pelican
2Belted Kingfisher
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
14Cedar Waxwing
1Eastern Towhee
2Prothonotary Warbler

April 21

2Lesser Black-backed Gull
20Double-crested Cormorant
1Bald Eagle
1Marsh Wren
1Hermit Thrush

April 19

2Barn Swallow
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Flicker
2Canada Goose
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Black-bellied Plover