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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.

July 5

15Canada Goose
2Mallard
1American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
3Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
2Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
2Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Black Skimmer
20Least Tern
1Sandwich Tern
65Royal Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
22Tricolored Heron
9Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
12Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Purple Martin
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Meadowlark
5Red-winged Blackbird
6Boat-tailed Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal

July 3

1American Oystercatcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Caspian Tern
1Black Tern
3Forster's Tern
3Common Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Seaside Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Towhee
1American Avocet
2Black-crowned Night Heron
3Barn Swallow
2Gray Catbird
1House Finch
1Common Grackle

July 2

1Osprey
2Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
4Semipalmated Plover
3Dunlin
1Song Sparrow
1Blue Grosbeak