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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 25

20Canada Goose
8Tundra Swan
4Blue-winged Teal
2Northern Shoveler
2American Wigeon
4Mallard
4Northern Pintail
40Green-winged Teal
6Lesser Scaup
4Bufflehead
8Hooded Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
10American Coot
30American Avocet
4Killdeer
10Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
10Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
5European Starling
2Song Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 23

80Gadwall
5American Black Duck
1000Redhead
10Bonaparte's Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
100American White Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Savannah Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark
10Northern Gannet
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
10Brown Pelican
2Bald Eagle
1Northern Flicker
2Northern Mockingbird
10American Robin
1Eastern Towhee
1Boat-tailed Grackle
20Black Scoter
1Red-breasted Merganser

January 21

1Wilson's Snipe
4Turkey Vulture
1White-throated Sparrow