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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Pea Island NWR--New Inlet

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

October 19

4Canada Goose ✓
1American Wigeon ✓
4American Black Duck ✓
55Northern Pintail ✓
1Surf Scoter ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
150Black-bellied Plover ✓
20Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Piping Plover ✓
43Marbled Godwit ✓
25Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
3Long-billed Dowitcher ✓
220Willet ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
30Red Knot ✓
175Sanderling ✓
200Dunlin ✓
8White-rumped Sandpiper ✓
80Western Sandpiper ✓
2Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
65Laughing Gull ✓
20Ring-billed Gull ✓
100American Herring Gull ✓
30Great Black-backed Gull ✓
105Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
12Caspian Tern ✓
75Forster's Tern ✓
1Common Tern ✓
20Sandwich Tern ✓
120Royal Tern ✓
15Double-crested Cormorant ✓
12White Ibis ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
25Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Nelson's Sparrow ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓