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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.

January 14

170Snow Goose
2Canada Goose
250Tundra Swan
45Northern Shoveler
70Gadwall
50American Wigeon
18Mallard
35American Black Duck
20Northern Pintail
14Green-winged Teal
1Redhead
2Greater Scaup
5Black Scoter
55Bufflehead
4Hooded Merganser
2Red-breasted Merganser
2Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
35American Coot
35American Avocet
6Sanderling
1Parasitic Jaeger
25Ring-billed Gull
15American Herring Gull
6Great Black-backed Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
5Red-throated Loon
18Northern Gannet
160Double-crested Cormorant
9White Ibis
3Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Great Egret
9Great Blue Heron
130American White Pelican
22Brown Pelican
7Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Peregrine Falcon
2Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
3American Robin
2Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 12

2Ruddy Duck
1Lesser Scaup

January 10

13Long-billed Dowitcher
2Snowy Egret
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Ring-necked Duck
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
1American Pipit
1Eastern Towhee
2Orange-crowned Warbler

January 9

1Sharp-shinned Hawk