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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.

December 14

20Snow Goose
12Canada Goose
40Tundra Swan
10Northern Shoveler
2Red-breasted Merganser
100American Coot
10Forster's Tern
25Double-crested Cormorant
50White Ibis
6Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1American White Pelican

December 13

50American Wigeon
2Mallard
50American Black Duck
70Northern Pintail
30Green-winged Teal
5000Redhead
20Bufflehead
3Hooded Merganser
2Ruddy Duck
1Northern Harrier
1Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
1American Crow
1Northern House Wren
1Song Sparrow
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
9American Avocet
1Tricolored Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Mockingbird
100Gadwall
300Lesser Scaup
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Northern Flicker
1Killdeer
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Gray Catbird