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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.

October 31

31Canada Goose ✓
7Tundra Swan ✓
110Northern Shoveler ✓
13Gadwall ✓
1Eurasian Wigeon ✓
900American Wigeon ✓
5Mallard ✓
65American Black Duck ✓
2Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) ✓
6500Northern Pintail ✓
12Green-winged Teal ✓
7Redhead ✓
1Greater Scaup ✓
4Bufflehead ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
160American Avocet ✓
2Black-bellied Plover ✓
3Killdeer ✓
1Semipalmated Plover ✓
23Marbled Godwit ✓
1Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
4Long-billed Dowitcher ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
2Prairie Willet ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
34Dunlin ✓
9Least Sandpiper ✓
6Western Sandpiper ✓
2Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
2Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
80Black Skimmer ✓
10Forster's Tern ✓
16Royal Tern ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
22Double-crested Cormorant ✓
7White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
40Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
35American White Pelican ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2House Finch ✓
5Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
3Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
85Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓