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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.

April 15

7American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
15Laughing Gull
8Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
3Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

April 13

2Canada Goose
1Blue-winged Teal
2American Wigeon
2Mallard
1Surf Scoter
3Clapper Rail
2Marbled Godwit
9Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Seaside Sparrow
2Gadwall
1Black-bellied Plover
15Dunlin
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
5Brown Pelican
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

April 12

2Bufflehead
1American Herring Gull
2Red-breasted Merganser
2Brown-headed Cowbird
15Green-winged Teal
2American Oystercatcher
8Sanderling
1Royal Tern
2Common Loon
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee

April 11

1Osprey