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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.

September 22

5Canada Goose ✓
6Gadwall ✓
1Rock Pigeon ✓
4Black-bellied Plover ✓
3Willet ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
5Laughing Gull ✓
10American Herring Gull ✓
2Common Tern ✓
10White Ibis ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
10Great Egret ✓

September 21

2Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Black-necked Stilt ✓
28American Avocet ✓
18Marbled Godwit ✓
120Black Skimmer ✓
3Black Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Little Blue Heron ✓
5Great Blue Heron ✓
10Northern Pintail ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
33Forster's Tern ✓
10Northern Shoveler ✓
30American Black Duck ✓
8Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
5Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Reddish Egret ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓