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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.

November 4

50Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
6Snowy Egret
15Great Egret
2American Wigeon
75American Black Duck
30Green-winged Teal
2Black Scoter
1Clapper Rail
30Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Tricolored Heron
13Great Blue Heron
18American White Pelican
2Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Northern Harrier
1Merlin
1Northern Mockingbird
5Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Surf Scoter
2Ruddy Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
1Eastern Towhee

November 2

1Greater Yellowlegs
3Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Royal Tern
2Tree Swallow
2Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow

November 1

3Canada Goose
7Long-billed Dowitcher
1Belted Kingfisher
1Sedge Wren
8Gadwall
1Common Loon
1Little Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4Barn Swallow
2Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Saltmarsh Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Cape May Warbler