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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 5

6American Black Duck
2Black-necked Stilt
3American Avocet
10Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
100Semipalmated Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Ruddy Turnstone
500Dunlin
30Least Sandpiper
2Least Tern
1Royal Tern
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
55Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal

May 4

2Canada Goose
1Lesser Yellowlegs
4Great Black-backed Gull
2Barn Swallow
2Mallard
1Greater Yellowlegs
25Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Forster's Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1American Oystercatcher
1Willet
1Gull-billed Tern
1Bald Eagle
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
30Black Skimmer
1Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Meadowlark
2Laughing Gull
1Brown Pelican
1Blue Grosbeak

May 3

4Piping Plover
20Sanderling
1White-rumped Sandpiper

May 2

1American Herring Gull

May 1

2Blue-winged Teal
2Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Kingbird
1Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
1Northern Pintail
1Redhead
2Mourning Dove
2Long-billed Dowitcher
5Ring-billed Gull
5White Ibis