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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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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.

September 12

32Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
12Black-bellied Plover
1American Golden-Plover
10Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
1Lesser Yellowlegs
3Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
4Sanderling
5Dunlin
3Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
50Laughing Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
250Black Skimmer
4Least Tern
6Caspian Tern
8Sandwich Tern
16Royal Tern
5Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Reddish Egret
2Great Egret
18Brown Pelican
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle

September 8

3Gadwall
2Mallard
35American Black Duck
16Northern Pintail
2Red Knot
3White-rumped Sandpiper
2Forster's Tern