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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, north - old Coast Guard station and/or jetty

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

October 19

6Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
5Marbled Godwit
7Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
54Sanderling
3Dunlin
9Laughing Gull
5American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
1Caspian Tern
6Forster's Tern
3Royal Tern
12Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
6Great Egret
17Brown Pelican
2Osprey
5Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
1Eastern Phoebe
3Tree Swallow
8Barn Swallow
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
12Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
9House Sparrow
7House Finch
1Dark-eyed Junco
1White-crowned Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Baltimore Oriole
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
7Palm Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal