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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 Pocosin Lakes NWR--Pungo Unit

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

January 29

15000Snow Goose
27Ross's Goose
5Canada Goose
20000Tundra Swan
9Northern Shoveler
11American Wigeon
10Mallard
6American Black Duck
21Northern Pintail
23Green-winged Teal
6Hooded Merganser
16Ruddy Duck
3Wild Turkey
25Mourning Dove
42Sandhill Crane
22Killdeer
65Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
7Greater Yellowlegs
79Ring-billed Gull
3Great Blue Heron
9Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
4American Kestrel
1Merlin
2Eastern Phoebe
7American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Northern House Wren
120European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
150American Robin
5American Pipit
15White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
15Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
3Eastern Meadowlark
60Red-winged Blackbird
16Rusty Blackbird
375Common Grackle
2Palm Warbler
25Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 27

1Great Egret
1Brewer's Blackbird