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Mission Statement

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.

May 4

7Canada Goose
4American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
14Black-bellied Plover
22Semipalmated Plover
32Short-billed Dowitcher
4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
300Dunlin
25Least Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
65Black Skimmer
15Least Tern
10Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
4Glossy Ibis
2Great Egret
1Merlin
9Barn Swallow
5Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Clapper Rail
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
2American Herring Gull
3Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Seaside Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Bufflehead
1Ruddy Turnstone
2Gull-billed Tern
2Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
4Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

May 3

2Killdeer
1White Ibis

May 1

1Northern Gannet
1Sandwich Tern
1Eastern Meadowlark

April 30

1Gadwall
1Black-necked Stilt
7American Avocet
2Piping Plover
2Sanderling
4Great Blue Heron
2American Crow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler