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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 24

21Tundra Swan
5Red-breasted Merganser
2Black-bellied Plover
20Short-billed Dowitcher
4American Herring Gull
13Double-crested Cormorant
4Brown Pelican
2Belted Kingfisher
1Song Sparrow

November 22

20Canada Goose
2American Wigeon
2American Black Duck
1American Golden-Plover
1Killdeer
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
80Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Royal Tern
24White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
10Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Meadowlark
12Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Lesser Yellowlegs
50Laughing Gull
2Northern Pintail

November 21

2Blue-winged Teal
20Gadwall
20Green-winged Teal
1Bufflehead
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1Savannah Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow

November 19

1Clapper Rail
2Semipalmated Plover
8Snowy Egret
2Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
2Sedge Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Pipit