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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Pea Island NWR--New Field Pond

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 3

200American Wigeon ✓
2Mallard ✓
3American Black Duck ✓
350Northern Pintail ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
17Dunlin ✓
2Great Black-backed Gull ✓
6Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
18Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
32American White Pelican ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

November 1

4Canada Goose ✓
20Green-winged Teal ✓
20Redhead ✓
200American Avocet ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
10Northern Gannet ✓
10White Ibis ✓
1Common Grackle ✓

October 30

3Northern Shoveler ✓
30Black Scoter ✓
1Bufflehead
3Killdeer ✓
5Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Marbled Godwit ✓
2Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
1Prairie Willet ✓
1Ruddy Turnstone ✓
9Sanderling ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓