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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.

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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.

August 24

15Canada Goose
8American Black Duck
1Black-necked Stilt
34American Avocet
3Marbled Godwit
2Lesser Yellowlegs
20Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Stilt Sandpiper
75Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
10American Herring Gull
10Lesser Black-backed Gull
25Black Skimmer
4Caspian Tern
5Black Tern
25Forster's Tern
1Roseate Tern
12Royal Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
20Double-crested Cormorant
4Little Blue Heron
8Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
35Great Egret
50Red-winged Blackbird

August 22

10Mallard
1Mourning Dove
1Short-billed Dowitcher
25Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
5Great Black-backed Gull
5Common Tern
2Great Blue Heron
5Brown Pelican
1Osprey

August 21

6Sanderling
1Sandwich Tern
1White Ibis

August 20

1Black-bellied Plover
15Semipalmated Plover
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak