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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.

January 10

XRedhead
1American Kestrel
200Tundra Swan
11Gadwall
100Northern Pintail
9Ruddy Duck
4American Avocet
2Great Black-backed Gull
45Canada Goose
30Northern Shoveler
25American Wigeon
20Mallard
8Green-winged Teal
75Lesser Scaup
26Bufflehead
4Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
40Ring-billed Gull
22American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Gannet
4American White Pelican
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
13Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
14Yellow-rumped Warbler
XAmerican Black Duck
XDouble-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Greater Scaup
2Lesser Yellowlegs
11Savannah Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Greater Yellowlegs

January 8

4American Coot
4White Ibis
1Sharp-shinned Hawk

January 7

1Tricolored Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher

January 5

3Bonaparte's Gull

January 4

2Blue-winged Teal
11Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture