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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 15

3Canada Goose
17Tundra Swan
1Gadwall
5American Wigeon
2Mallard
1Green-winged Teal
7Lesser Scaup
1Black Scoter
1Clapper Rail
25American Coot
1Black-bellied Plover
2American Herring Gull
2White Ibis
5Snowy Egret
2Great Blue Heron
13American White Pelican
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
6House Finch
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Blue-winged Teal
4American Black Duck
4Hooded Merganser
2Killdeer
20Ring-billed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Northern Shoveler
1Northern Pintail
1Willet
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Turkey Vulture
15Bufflehead
3Ruddy Duck
1American Bittern
1Belted Kingfisher
3Song Sparrow

February 14

1Virginia Rail
50American Avocet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Ring-necked Duck
1Wilson's Snipe
1Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Flicker
2Carolina Wren
2Sanderling
2Eastern Towhee
2Dunlin
1Bald Eagle
1Hermit Thrush

February 13

200Redhead
2Great Egret

February 11

1Greater Scaup