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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

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

August 21

33Canada Goose
1Mallard
5Pied-billed Grebe
20Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
20Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
40European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
XAmerican Black Duck
XKilldeer
XGreater Yellowlegs
XLeast Sandpiper
XLaughing Gull
XRing-billed Gull
XAmerican Herring Gull
XBlack Skimmer
XLeast Tern
XCaspian Tern
XForster's Tern
XCommon Tern
XSandwich Tern
XRoyal Tern
XWhite Ibis
XSnowy Egret
XGreat Blue Heron
XBrown Pelican
XOsprey
XEastern Kingbird
XBarn Swallow
XCarolina Wren
XGray Catbird
XRed-winged Blackbird
XBrown-headed Cowbird
XBoat-tailed Grackle

August 18

8Mourning Dove
4Black-necked Stilt
7Black-bellied Plover
10Semipalmated Plover
8Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
10Willet
1Stilt Sandpiper
7Sanderling
1Dunlin
15Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Great Black-backed Gull
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Seaside Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Common Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal