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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 19

XTundra Swan
4Northern Shoveler
7Gadwall
25American Wigeon
6Mallard
8American Black Duck
8Green-winged Teal
2Canvasback
4Lesser Scaup
20Bufflehead
8Hooded Merganser
40Ruddy Duck
1American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
8Great Black-backed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
XDouble-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1American White Pelican
1Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
25Red-winged Blackbird
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 18

2Greater Scaup
100American Avocet
1Brown Pelican

January 17

4Canada Goose
1Killdeer
2Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Royal Tern
1Bald Eagle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Forster's Tern
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier

January 16

10Northern Gannet
4Turkey Vulture
1American Kestrel
1Swamp Sparrow

January 15

3Northern Pintail
1Lesser Yellowlegs
3Willet

January 14

80Snow Goose
2Belted Kingfisher