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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 Pea Island NWR--New Field and South Ponds Overlook

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

October 14

2Canada Goose ✓
4Blue-winged Teal ✓
4Northern Shoveler ✓
1Eurasian Wigeon ✓
300American Wigeon ✓
4Mallard ✓
30American Black Duck ✓
1200Northern Pintail ✓
1Redhead ✓
9Ruddy Duck ✓
30American Avocet ✓
4Black-bellied Plover ✓
3Killdeer ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
45Marbled Godwit ✓
7Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
2Willet ✓
15Greater Yellowlegs ✓
5Dunlin ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
3Laughing Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
65Black Skimmer ✓
10Caspian Tern ✓
15Forster's Tern ✓
20Royal Tern ✓
6Pied-billed Grebe ✓
8Double-crested Cormorant ✓
10White Ibis ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
21Tricolored Heron ✓
1Reddish Egret ✓
20Snowy Egret ✓
155Great Egret ✓
20Great Blue Heron ✓
30American White Pelican ✓
4Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
20Tree Swallow ✓
4Barn Swallow ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Cedar Waxwing ✓
2House Sparrow ✓
2House Finch ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
14Eastern Meadowlark ✓
8Red-winged Blackbird ✓
7Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
5Palm Warbler ✓
10Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓