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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 27

1Northern Mockingbird
1Snow Goose
25Canada Goose
2000Tundra Swan
5Northern Shoveler
60Gadwall
55American Wigeon
6Mallard
2Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
2000Northern Pintail
100Green-winged Teal
10Redhead
3Ring-necked Duck
3White-winged Scoter
110Bufflehead
5Hooded Merganser
6Red-breasted Merganser
1Black-bellied Plover
10Short-billed Dowitcher
1Greater Yellowlegs
65Dunlin
1Bonaparte's Gull
10Ring-billed Gull
25American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Forster's Tern
3Royal Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Gannet
12Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
30American White Pelican
9Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1American Kestrel
1Sedge Wren
2Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orange-crowned Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

November 22

2American Black Duck
1American Golden-Plover
1Killdeer
1Least Sandpiper
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
24White Ibis
12Red-winged Blackbird
1Lesser Yellowlegs
50Laughing Gull

November 21

2Blue-winged Teal
1Northern House Wren
1American Robin
1Savannah Sparrow