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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.

November 14

15Canada Goose
250Tundra Swan
2Northern Shoveler
30Gadwall
10American Wigeon
4Mallard
50American Black Duck
50Northern Pintail
1Redhead
400Black Scoter
14Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
8American Coot
1Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
10Northern Gannet
50Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
8Great Egret
10Great Blue Heron
100American White Pelican
5Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
2Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Gray Catbird
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Palm Warbler
15Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 13

5Sanderling
5Bufflehead
5Red-breasted Merganser
8Green-winged Teal
2American Kestrel
2Northern Mockingbird

November 11

1Osprey
1Northern Flicker
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin

November 10

1Virginia Rail
2Dunlin
1Snowy Egret
1Peregrine Falcon
3Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren

November 9

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
XRuby-throated Hummingbird
XKilldeer
XWillet
XAmerican Bittern
XTurkey Vulture
XNorthern Cardinal
2Eastern Towhee

November 8

1Black-bellied Plover
1Caspian Tern
1Semipalmated Plover
1Common Loon
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Common Yellowthroat
10Surf Scoter
2Greater Scaup
2Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Boat-tailed Grackle