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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--South Pond

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

November 8

6Northern Shoveler ✓
60American Wigeon ✓
15American Black Duck ✓
1500Northern Pintail ✓
5Marbled Godwit ✓
2Prairie Willet ✓
6Greater Yellowlegs ✓
49Dunlin ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
15American White Pelican ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓

November 7

10Canada Goose ✓
5Gadwall ✓
100American Coot ✓
250American Avocet ✓
5Long-billed Dowitcher ✓
10Black Skimmer ✓

November 4

1Mallard ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

November 2

4Tundra Swan ✓
35Redhead ✓
1Greater Scaup ✓
10Hooded Merganser ✓
8Black-bellied Plover ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Least Sandpiper ✓
5Laughing Gull ✓
7Ring-billed Gull ✓
2Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
22Royal Tern ✓
33White Ibis ✓
4Snowy Egret ✓
15Great Egret ✓
6Great Blue Heron ✓
7Brown Pelican ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓