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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.

December 27

200Tundra Swan
1Northern Shoveler
10Gadwall
25American Wigeon
2American Black Duck
6Northern Pintail
8Redhead
30Ruddy Duck
15White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
10Brown Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Canada Goose
28Bufflehead
30Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
26American White Pelican

December 26

2Blue-winged Teal
XMallard
1Lesser Scaup
XHooded Merganser
1Red-breasted Merganser
XAmerican Coot
XAmerican Herring Gull
XGreat Black-backed Gull
XPied-billed Grebe
1American Bittern
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Red-throated Loon
5Northern Gannet
1Snowy Egret
1Northern Harrier
5Boat-tailed Grackle

December 25

1Osprey
1Song Sparrow

December 24

4Snow Goose
1Ring-billed Gull

December 21

12Ring-necked Duck
2Greater Scaup
14Black Scoter
3Clapper Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
16Tree Swallow
1Northern House Wren
1American Pipit
1Northern Cardinal