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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.

June 12

45Canada Goose
1Clapper Rail
3Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
18Short-billed Dowitcher
4Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
2White-rumped Sandpiper
7Semipalmated Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
6Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
2Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
8Great Egret
8Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
2Seaside Sparrow
5Eastern Meadowlark
11Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat

June 11

1Black-necked Stilt
2Black-bellied Plover

June 10

1American Black Duck
2Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
13Forster's Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
2Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak

June 8

2Eastern Kingbird