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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Pea Island NWR--New Field Pond Platform

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

May 3

7Canada Goose
1Mallard
7American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
13American Avocet
38Black-bellied Plover
1American Golden-Plover
3Killdeer
110Semipalmated Plover
12Piping Plover
24Short-billed Dowitcher
2Lesser Yellowlegs
11Willet
31Greater Yellowlegs
2Ruddy Turnstone
21Sanderling
2500Dunlin
3White-rumped Sandpiper
80Least Sandpiper
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
14American Herring Gull
25Black Skimmer
3Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
10Forster's Tern
40Royal Tern
150Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
6Tricolored Heron
13Snowy Egret
15Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
15Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
3Barn Swallow
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Meadowlark
40Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat