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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.

January 7

6Canada Goose
235Tundra Swan
3Northern Shoveler
2Mallard
500Northern Pintail
3000Redhead
6Bufflehead
1Killdeer
1Tricolored Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
9Boat-tailed Grackle
10White Ibis
1Bald Eagle
8Gadwall
4American Wigeon
2American Black Duck
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
150Green-winged Teal
5Hooded Merganser
110Ruddy Duck
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
25Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1American White Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

January 5

3Bonaparte's Gull
1American Herring Gull
3Eastern Meadowlark

January 4

2Blue-winged Teal
2Greater Scaup
6American Coot
1Great Black-backed Gull
3Forster's Tern
11Brown Pelican
4Red-winged Blackbird
150Northern Gannet
1Turkey Vulture

January 3

1Red-breasted Merganser

January 2

1American Kestrel