Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

October 15

5	Canada Goose ✓
75	Northern Shoveler ✓
6	Gadwall ✓
75	American Wigeon ✓
2	Mallard ✓
50	American Black Duck ✓
1000	Northern Pintail ✓
5	Green-winged Teal ✓
50	Redhead ✓
6	Black-necked Stilt
200	American Avocet ✓
40	Black-bellied Plover ✓
6	Semipalmated Plover ✓
10	Marbled Godwit ✓
12	Greater Yellowlegs ✓
200	Dunlin ✓
20	Laughing Gull ✓
3	American Herring Gull ✓
2	Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
200	Black Skimmer ✓
4	Caspian Tern ✓
80	Forster's Tern ✓
150	Sandwich Tern ✓
10	Royal Tern ✓
500	Double-crested Cormorant ✓
35	White Ibis ✓
10	Little Blue Heron ✓
50	Tricolored Heron ✓
1	Reddish Egret
20	Snowy Egret ✓
110	Great Egret ✓
3	Great Blue Heron ✓
50	American White Pelican ✓
100	Brown Pelican ✓
5	Barn Swallow ✓
2	Northern Mockingbird ✓
3	Savannah Sparrow ✓
6	Eastern Meadowlark ✓
30	Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
7	Palm Warbler ✓

October 14

1	Eurasian Wigeon ✓
9	Ruddy Duck ✓
1	Killdeer ✓
10	Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
2	Least Sandpiper ✓
5	Ring-billed Gull ✓
5	Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1	Osprey ✓
1	Northern Harrier ✓
2	Belted Kingfisher ✓
2	Peregrine Falcon ✓
1	Carolina Wren ✓
3	Gray Catbird ✓
1	Eastern Towhee ✓
2	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2	Common Grackle ✓
1	Northern Cardinal ✓
3	Willet ✓
25	Blue-winged Teal ✓
16	Sanderling ✓
6	Great Black-backed Gull ✓
2	Common Tern ✓
4	Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
1	Cooper's Hawk ✓
1	Bald Eagle ✓
1	Northern Flicker ✓
2	Merlin ✓
75	Tree Swallow ✓
3	European Starling ✓
1	Common Yellowthroat ✓
6	Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 13

1	Hudsonian Whimbrel ✓
4	Turkey Vulture ✓
2	House Finch ✓

October 12

1	Eurasian Collared-Dove ✓
4	Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓