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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 10

10Canada Goose
100Tundra Swan
10Northern Shoveler
20Gadwall
12American Wigeon
7American Black Duck
300Northern Pintail
50Redhead
47Bufflehead
25American Coot
25American Avocet
1Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
40Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
10American White Pelican
1Brown Pelican
2Northern Harrier
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Snow Goose
2Mallard
2Green-winged Teal
2Ring-necked Duck
25Lesser Scaup
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Pipit
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Orange-crowned Warbler

January 9

1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Song Sparrow
4Hooded Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
2Red-throated Loon
6Great Blue Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Cardinal

January 8

1Peregrine Falcon

January 7

XSanderling
1Wilson's Snipe

January 6

10Greater Scaup
1Savannah Sparrow

January 5

2Blue-winged Teal
100Northern Gannet
1White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow