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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.

April 30

2Canada Goose
5American Black Duck
3Mourning Dove
2Black-necked Stilt
7Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
6Semipalmated Plover
5Lesser Yellowlegs
3Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Red Knot
5Sanderling
63Dunlin
6Least Sandpiper
14Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
11Least Tern
6Forster's Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-crowned Night Heron
9Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
25Great Egret
7Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
2Barn Swallow
5Eastern Meadowlark
8Red-winged Blackbird
9Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal

April 28

1American Avocet
1Piping Plover
3Semipalmated Sandpiper
4Royal Tern
1Mallard
2Short-billed Dowitcher
125Black Skimmer
1Brown-headed Cowbird

April 27

4Blue-winged Teal

April 25

1Northern Mockingbird
2Northern Pintail
1Greater Scaup