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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 8

1Canada Goose
1Tundra Swan
1Northern Shoveler
1American Wigeon
1American Black Duck
4Green-winged Teal
1Greater Scaup
1Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
XRuddy Duck
2Parasitic Jaeger
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Song Sparrow
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
XNorthern Pintail
XRing-necked Duck
1Clapper Rail
XAmerican Avocet
XLong-billed Dowitcher
XWillet
XAmerican Herring Gull
XPied-billed Grebe
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher

January 7

1Blue-winged Teal
7Gadwall
1Mallard
3Canvasback
49American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Northern Gannet
1Snowy Egret
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Redhead
25Lesser Scaup
20Ring-billed Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
2Great Egret
2American White Pelican
3Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Palm Warbler

January 6

1Snow Goose
1Savannah Sparrow
1Forster's Tern
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Wilson's Snipe

January 5

1Little Blue Heron
1Peregrine Falcon
5Red-breasted Merganser
1Sedge Wren

January 2

1Seaside Sparrow
2House Finch
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
2Mourning Dove
20Black Skimmer
1Turkey Vulture
1American Kestrel
150European Starling
5Sanderling
1Red-throated Loon
4Common Loon
1Lesser Yellowlegs