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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--North Pond Wildlife Trail

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

February 20

25Tundra Swan
4Blue-winged Teal
25Gadwall
15American Wigeon
8American Black Duck
40Northern Pintail
30Black Scoter
2Black-bellied Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Dunlin
1Bonaparte's Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
150American White Pelican
10Brown Pelican
2Eastern Meadowlark
2American Coot
1Killdeer
1Great Black-backed Gull

February 19

2Canada Goose
300Redhead
1Snowy Egret

February 18

1Northern Shoveler
5Bufflehead
1Clapper Rail
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Mockingbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Ruddy Duck
1Northern Flicker
1Gray Catbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle

February 15

2Mallard
1Green-winged Teal
7Lesser Scaup
1American Robin
6House Finch
3Northern Cardinal
4Hooded Merganser
20Ring-billed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
1Willet
1Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
3Song Sparrow

February 14

1Virginia Rail
50American Avocet
1Ring-necked Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
2Carolina Wren
2Sanderling
2Eastern Towhee
1Bald Eagle
1Hermit Thrush