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Mission Statement

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--North Pond Wildlife Trail

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

February 23

8Canada Goose
110Tundra Swan
4Blue-winged Teal
60Northern Shoveler
38Gadwall
20American Wigeon
2Mallard
26American Black Duck
30Northern Pintail
58Green-winged Teal
10Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
40American Coot
42American Avocet
1Black-bellied Plover
1Red Knot
20Dunlin
50Ring-billed Gull
30American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
4Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
12White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
3Great Blue Heron
150American White Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
3Boat-tailed Grackle
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Ruddy Duck
1Turkey Vulture

February 21

3Razorbill
10Northern Gannet
1Great Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
4Brown Pelican
1Tree Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Black Scoter

February 20

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Forster's Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Killdeer

February 19

300Redhead

February 18

1Clapper Rail
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Flicker
1Gray Catbird