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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.

February 21

5Tundra Swan
1American Wigeon
1American Coot
3Razorbill
1Pied-billed Grebe
10Northern Gannet
1White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret

February 20

15Gadwall
5Mallard
10American Black Duck
30Northern Pintail
2Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
5Great Black-backed Gull
1American Bittern
30American White Pelican
1American Pipit
3Eastern Meadowlark

February 19

2Canada Goose
2Northern Shoveler
500Redhead
12Bufflehead
2American Oystercatcher
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Sedge Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Song Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 18

1Green-winged Teal
1Canvasback
1Greater Scaup
8Ruddy Duck
125American Avocet
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Red Knot
5Sanderling
1Dunlin
25Bonaparte's Gull
5Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Common Loon
400Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
1Northern Flicker
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Towhee