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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.

January 12

XCanada Goose
XTundra Swan
1Northern Shoveler
XNorthern Pintail
XRedhead
XBufflehead
1American White Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
4Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
5Eastern Meadowlark
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 11

200Snow Goose
6Mallard
3American Black Duck
5Ruddy Duck
45American Coot
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
50Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
4Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-breasted Merganser
25American Avocet
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
6Red-winged Blackbird

January 10

1American Kestrel
11Gadwall
25American Wigeon
8Green-winged Teal
75Lesser Scaup
4Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
1Northern Gannet
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
4Boat-tailed Grackle
2Greater Scaup
2Lesser Yellowlegs
11Savannah Sparrow

January 8

1Sharp-shinned Hawk

January 7

1Tricolored Heron
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher