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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.

November 20

1Canada Goose
3Mourning Dove

November 16

25Tundra Swan
1Northern Shoveler
6American Wigeon
8American Black Duck
1Northern Pintail
1Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
1Ruddy Duck
3American Herring Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
9Double-crested Cormorant
30White Ibis
1Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
9American White Pelican
7Brown Pelican
10Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
6Fish Crow
6Tree Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
3Savannah Sparrow
4Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 15

2Mallard
6American Coot
5Ring-billed Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
9Gadwall
6Green-winged Teal
1Lesser Scaup
2Surf Scoter
80Black Scoter
20Red-breasted Merganser
1Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
3Sanderling
8Laughing Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Common Loon
60Northern Gannet
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1American Kestrel
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1Dark-eyed Junco
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat