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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.

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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--Visitor Center

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

July 4

46Canada Goose
3American Black Duck
6Black-necked Stilt
1Short-billed Dowitcher
4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
87Black Skimmer
18Least Tern
7Black Tern
2Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
13Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
8Brown Pelican
3European Starling
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle

July 2

1Semipalmated Plover
1Willet
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Purple Martin

July 1

5Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Marbled Godwit
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Red Knot
1Stilt Sandpiper
6Sanderling
10Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Ring-billed Gull
1White Ibis
3Great Blue Heron
2Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1American Goldfinch
2Seaside Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
3Common Yellowthroat