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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 16

50Snow Goose
15Canada Goose
330Tundra Swan
25Northern Shoveler
22Gadwall
4American Wigeon
4Mallard
20American Black Duck
120Northern Pintail
4Green-winged Teal
100Redhead
50Bufflehead
20Hooded Merganser
6Red-breasted Merganser
12Ruddy Duck
40American Coot
40American Avocet
4Killdeer
10Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
100Double-crested Cormorant
16White Ibis
8Black-crowned Night Heron
8Great Blue Heron
5American White Pelican
3Northern Harrier
3Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Sedge Wren
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
15Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 14

1Great Black-backed Gull

January 13

1Savannah Sparrow

January 12

1Turkey Vulture
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

January 11

1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Greater Yellowlegs
2American Herring Gull
6Red-winged Blackbird

January 10

1American Kestrel
75Lesser Scaup
1Northern Gannet
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
4Boat-tailed Grackle
2Greater Scaup
2Lesser Yellowlegs