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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.

December 30

13Canada Goose
8Northern Shoveler
5Gadwall
19Bufflehead
7Hooded Merganser
84American Coot
15American Avocet
1Little Blue Heron
8Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
12Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 29

50Snow Goose
300Tundra Swan
4Mallard
350Northern Pintail
5Ruddy Duck
2Killdeer
1Dunlin
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2American White Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
2Eastern Meadowlark
4American Wigeon
10American Black Duck
100Green-winged Teal
2Redhead
2Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
4Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier

December 28

1American Herring Gull
15Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Peregrine Falcon
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
1Ring-necked Duck
100Lesser Scaup
2Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
2Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
2American Bittern
4Snowy Egret
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
3Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
2Sedge Wren
3Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
12Gray Catbird
10Savannah Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
12Common Grackle
27Boat-tailed Grackle
6Orange-crowned Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Cardinal

December 27

1Ross's Goose
3Northern Gannet