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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 5

1500Tundra Swan
22Gadwall
12American Wigeon
4Mallard
35Bufflehead
3Red-breasted Merganser
6Laughing Gull
21Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
12Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
14Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
1Carolina Wren
6Canada Goose
1Northern Shoveler
20American Black Duck
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
30Northern Pintail
4000Redhead
1Ring-necked Duck
1Greater Scaup
200Lesser Scaup
30Hooded Merganser
3American Coot
40Forster's Tern
50Northern Gannet
15White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
30American White Pelican
2Northern Harrier
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
5Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 3

35American Avocet
8Short-billed Dowitcher
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Belted Kingfisher
2Song Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark
10White-winged Scoter
4Black Scoter
1Black-bellied Plover
2Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
2American Crow
3Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Cardinal

November 30

1Snowy Egret
2Ruddy Duck
1Northern Flicker
1Long-tailed Duck

November 29

500Snow Goose
3Savannah Sparrow
2Green-winged Teal
1Canvasback
2Surf Scoter
1Common Goldeneye
1Royal Tern
1Common Loon
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Marsh Wren
1American Pipit
5Swamp Sparrow
13Boat-tailed Grackle