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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.

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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.

July 14

10Canada Goose
1Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
1Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
1Black Tern
2Forster's Tern
2Snowy Egret
12Great Egret
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Mourning Dove
1Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
20Least Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Black Skimmer
4Double-crested Cormorant
8White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Common Yellowthroat

July 12

2American Black Duck
14American Avocet
4American Oystercatcher
1Marbled Godwit
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
45Royal Tern
2Little Blue Heron
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Northern Mockingbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Blue Grosbeak

July 9

8Common Tern
5Sandwich Tern
2Purple Martin