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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.

October 27

16Mallard
35American Black Duck
225Northern Pintail
1Surf Scoter
5Black Scoter
32American Coot
15Laughing Gull
18Great Black-backed Gull
5Forster's Tern
120Double-crested Cormorant
7White Ibis
1Great Egret
14American White Pelican
35Brown Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
2Song Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

October 26

2Canada Goose
3Northern Shoveler
27Gadwall
8American Wigeon
2Green-winged Teal
2Mourning Dove
70American Avocet
50Marbled Godwit
4Long-billed Dowitcher
20Willet
1Pectoral Sandpiper
4Ring-billed Gull
6American Herring Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
40Black Skimmer
10Caspian Tern
2Sandwich Tern
7Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Snowy Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
1Peregrine Falcon
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
20Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
5Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 25

1Northern Cardinal
2Semipalmated Plover
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Reddish Egret

October 24

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Little Blue Heron
2Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Palm Warbler
3Blue-winged Teal
1Osprey