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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.

October 31

15Canada Goose
42Gadwall
48American Wigeon
65American Black Duck
115Northern Pintail
16Green-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
5American Coot
85American Avocet
2Black-bellied Plover
28Willet
3Laughing Gull
15Ring-billed Gull
10American Herring Gull
6Black Skimmer
12Caspian Tern
18Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
29Double-crested Cormorant
14White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
15Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
45American White Pelican
22Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Peregrine Falcon
1Palm Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler

October 27

3Blue-winged Teal
12Great Black-backed Gull
7Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Flicker
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
9Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Cape May Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

October 25

5Mallard
2Belted Kingfisher