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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.

August 25

26Canada Goose
5Mallard
1Mourning Dove
3Laughing Gull
2Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
5Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
4Great Egret
1Osprey
2Eastern Kingbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Blue Heron
5European Starling
34American Black Duck
4Forster's Tern
3Royal Tern
2Snowy Egret
14Brown Pelican
1Brown Thrasher
13Red-winged Blackbird
1Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Sandwich Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
8White Ibis
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

August 24

4Blue-winged Teal
1Black Tern

August 23

1Rock Pigeon
3Willet
1Least Sandpiper
1Common Yellowthroat
1Semipalmated Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Turkey Vulture
2Purple Martin

August 22

6Sanderling
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Common Grackle

August 21

1Black-bellied Plover
1Black-necked Stilt
50Black Skimmer
4Barn Swallow

August 19

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Belted Kingfisher
1Indigo Bunting