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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--Old Ferry Landing

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

August 21

1Canada Goose
1Common Eider
1Mourning Dove
1Black-necked Stilt
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
12Semipalmated Plover
1Marbled Godwit
12Short-billed Dowitcher
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
80Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
120Sanderling
1Least Sandpiper
55Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
8American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
12Lesser Black-backed Gull
28Black Skimmer
40Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
14Black Tern
7Forster's Tern
140Common Tern
3Roseate Tern
60Sandwich Tern
400Royal Tern
50Double-crested Cormorant
45White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
12Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
400Brown Pelican
1Osprey
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
62Red-winged Blackbird
13Boat-tailed Grackle
4Northern Cardinal