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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.

May 14

2Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2American Oystercatcher
3Killdeer
5Ruddy Turnstone
10Sanderling
12Laughing Gull
6Least Tern
4Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
4Brown Pelican
1Least Flycatcher
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Towhee
1Baltimore Oriole
12Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
4Common Yellowthroat
1Cape May Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
4Rock Pigeon
2Black-bellied Plover
1Willet
6Red Knot
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Sandwich Tern

May 13

2American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Common Loon
1Osprey
1Eastern Kingbird
1Brown Thrasher
4House Finch
1Eastern Meadowlark
5Brown-headed Cowbird

May 12

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Purple Martin
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Northern Yellow Warbler

May 9

1White-eyed Vireo
1Orchard Oriole