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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.

May 14

18Canada Goose
5American Black Duck
4American Avocet
2Killdeer
7Semipalmated Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
1Greater Yellowlegs
60Dunlin
50Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Least Tern
2Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
2Gadwall
4Black-bellied Plover
2Willet
3Sanderling
5Least Sandpiper
4Laughing Gull
4American Herring Gull
1Royal Tern
3Great Egret
1Osprey
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Yellowthroat

May 11

1Western Cattle-Egret

May 10

1Mallard
1Tricolored Heron
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
8Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
8Brown Pelican
1Forster's Tern
1Blue Grosbeak

May 9

2American Oystercatcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Black-backed Gull
4Black Skimmer
2Great Blue Heron
1Mourning Dove
2Black-necked Stilt
4Seaside Sparrow

May 8

1Piping Plover
4Barn Swallow