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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.

June 23

4Canada Goose
4American Black Duck
1Black-necked Stilt
1American Oystercatcher
4Short-billed Dowitcher
7Willet
9Greater Yellowlegs
3Laughing Gull
5American Herring Gull
14Black Skimmer
15Least Tern
2Caspian Tern
3Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
11Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
3Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Brown Thrasher
3Seaside Sparrow
2Northern Cardinal

June 22

2Killdeer
2Common Grackle
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Purple Martin

June 21

1Great Blue Heron
2Eastern Kingbird
2Mallard

June 20

1Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
1Little Blue Heron
1Fish Crow
3Sanderling
5Common Tern
2Osprey
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2American Avocet
5Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Robin
1Song Sparrow

June 19

1Gadwall
1Garganey
1Great Black-backed Gull

June 17

5European Starling