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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--North Pond Wildlife Trail

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

July 1

5Canada Goose
2Gadwall
1Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
3Black-necked Stilt
1American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
2Willet
XLaughing Gull
XRing-billed Gull
15American Herring Gull
100Black Skimmer
11Least Tern
2Forster's Tern
4Common Tern
22Double-crested Cormorant
3Tricolored Heron
13Snowy Egret
21Great Egret
4Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
6Purple Martin
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
33Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Royal Tern
6European Starling

June 30

2American Black Duck
2Northern Pintail
1Lesser Yellowlegs
4Black Tern
1White Ibis
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Greater Yellowlegs

June 29

1Great Black-backed Gull
1Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
1Brown Thrasher

June 27

1Glossy Ibis
1Green Heron
1Mallard
1Sandwich Tern
1Osprey
1Barn Swallow
1Seaside Sparrow
2American Avocet
3Caspian Tern
2Black-crowned Night Heron