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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--South Pond

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

December 9

25Snow Goose
10Canada Goose
65Tundra Swan
75Northern Shoveler
10Gadwall
12American Wigeon
2Mallard
15American Black Duck
10Northern Pintail
1000Redhead
3Ring-necked Duck
15Greater Scaup
18Lesser Scaup
125Bufflehead
9Hooded Merganser
6Red-breasted Merganser
15Ruddy Duck
15American Avocet
2Killdeer
5American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
5Forster's Tern
18Double-crested Cormorant
32White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
33American White Pelican
1Northern Harrier
2Eastern Meadowlark
4Boat-tailed Grackle
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 8

22American Coot
3Bonaparte's Gull
1Brown Pelican
1Peregrine Falcon

December 7

1Marsh Wren
1Swamp Sparrow
1Canvasback
30Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
2Pied-billed Grebe
14Black-crowned Night Heron
3Belted Kingfisher
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
4Black Scoter
1Red-winged Blackbird

December 6

10Green-winged Teal
1Tricolored Heron
1Bald Eagle
30Dunlin
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Flicker
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Kestrel
5Red-throated Loon
1Carolina Wren
1American Robin
2Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Cardinal
1Mourning Dove
4Greater Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
2Common Loon