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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.

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Recent reports from Pea Island-New Field South Pond Platform US-NC (35.7023,-75.4889)

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

June 14

15Canada Goose
1Garganey
2Gadwall
2Mallard
115American Black Duck
2Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
4Black-necked Stilt
10American Avocet
2American Oystercatcher
2Killdeer
3Semipalmated Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
3Sanderling
2Dunlin
1White-rumped Sandpiper
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
19Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
33Black Skimmer
2Least Tern
3Caspian Tern
3Forster's Tern
11Royal Tern
9Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
40Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
31Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
8Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Eastern Kingbird
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
6Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak