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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--Old Coast Guard Station

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

July 8

2American Oystercatcher
10Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
10Willet
15Ruddy Turnstone
25Sanderling
1Least Sandpiper
3Western Sandpiper
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
30Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
10Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
26Black Skimmer
150Least Tern
110Black Tern
35Forster's Tern
50Common Tern
70Sandwich Tern
40Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
100Brown Pelican
2Purple Martin
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
15Boat-tailed Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal