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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.

April 18

2Canada Goose
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Eastern Kingbird
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
5Gadwall
1American Black Duck
2Short-billed Dowitcher
2Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Mockingbird
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Northern Cardinal
6American Wigeon
3Mourning Dove
1American Coot
1Black-necked Stilt
1Willet
20Dunlin
2Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Royal Tern
10Double-crested Cormorant
1Gray Catbird
2Savannah Sparrow
2Mallard
1Clapper Rail
2Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
2Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Seaside Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
6Common Grackle

April 17

4Blue-winged Teal
2Northern Shoveler
1Northern Pintail
1White Ibis
3Green-winged Teal
1Ring-billed Gull
1European Starling

April 15

2Ruddy Duck
16Marbled Godwit
11Sanderling
3Least Tern
4Snowy Egret
2Osprey
1Eastern Towhee
10Brown-headed Cowbird
1Whimbrel
1Bald Eagle

April 14

2Black Skimmer
1Turkey Vulture
1Sedge Wren

April 13

12American Avocet

April 12

3Sandwich Tern