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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--North Pond Photo Blind

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

January 8

XCanada Goose
185American Avocet
2Killdeer
18Long-billed Dowitcher
7Willet
XRing-billed Gull
2American White Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
36Tundra Swan
3Northern Shoveler
2American Black Duck
2Northern Pintail
2Hooded Merganser
14Ruddy Duck
1Great Black-backed Gull
100Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
15American Wigeon
45Green-winged Teal
10Bufflehead
6American Coot
5Gadwall
1Mallard
6American Herring Gull
1Great Egret

January 7

1Great Blue Heron
1American Kestrel

January 6

1Redhead
60Greater Scaup
40Lesser Scaup
4Sanderling
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
1Common Loon
150Northern Gannet
2Snowy Egret
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee
6Boat-tailed Grackle
10Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 4

1Pied-billed Grebe
3White Ibis
20Blue-winged Teal
50Dunlin

January 2

20Ring-necked Duck
1Clapper Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Northern Cardinal
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Flicker
1Savannah Sparrow
1Bonaparte's Gull