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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.

October 16

4American Black Duck ✓
1Northern Pintail ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
15Great Egret ✓
40American White Pelican ✓
83Canada Goose ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
1Killdeer ✓
5Common Tern ✓
24Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
2Blue-winged Teal ✓
2Gadwall ✓
17American Avocet ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
3European Starling ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
4American Herring Gull ✓
4Caspian Tern ✓
15Brown Pelican ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓

October 15

7American Wigeon ✓
2Mallard ✓
2Green-winged Teal ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓

October 14

1Nelson's Sparrow ✓
5Cape May Warbler ✓