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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--Salt Flats Wildlife Trail

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

January 6

1Snow Goose
50Canada Goose
18Northern Shoveler
1Gadwall
7American Wigeon
1Mallard
3American Black Duck
2Green-winged Teal
3Canvasback
3Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Savannah Sparrow
XTundra Swan
1Greater Scaup
XAmerican Avocet
XLong-billed Dowitcher
XGreater Yellowlegs
1American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
XDouble-crested Cormorant
XWhite Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
3American White Pelican
XBrown Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Mockingbird
XSong Sparrow
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler
XYellow-rumped Warbler
25Northern Pintail
2Redhead
7Ruddy Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
3Black-crowned Night Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Gray Catbird

January 5

23Ring-necked Duck
12Ring-billed Gull
1Little Blue Heron
1Peregrine Falcon
3Eastern Meadowlark
5Red-breasted Merganser
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Sedge Wren
1Swamp Sparrow

January 4

2Blue-winged Teal
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Carolina Wren

January 2

1Great Egret
1Seaside Sparrow
2House Finch
2Lesser Scaup
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
2Mourning Dove
20Black Skimmer
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1American Kestrel
150European Starling
5Sanderling
1Red-throated Loon
4Common Loon
20Northern Gannet
1Lesser Yellowlegs

January 1

1Surf Scoter
1Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
10Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Common Yellowthroat