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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.

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Recent reports from Pea Island NWR--Visitor Center

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

June 27

6Willet
24Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
8Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
41Brown Pelican

June 26

3Black-necked Stilt
4Killdeer
4Semipalmated Plover
1Marbled Godwit
3Short-billed Dowitcher
4Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Barn Swallow
11Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat

June 24

1American Avocet
8Sanderling
1Common Tern
2Purple Martin
9Canada Goose
3American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2American Herring Gull
10White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Carolina Wren
6Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
3Northern Cardinal
3American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
3Dunlin
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Black Skimmer
2Gull-billed Tern
6Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
1Brown Thrasher