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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 Coast Guard Station

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

April 15

2American Oystercatcher
1Piping Plover
2Willet
6Sanderling
1Bonaparte's Gull
7Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
3Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
4Common Tern
20Royal Tern
2000Double-crested Cormorant
60Brown Pelican
2Osprey
1Eastern Towhee
7Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
10Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

April 12

1Red-breasted Merganser
7Dunlin
15American Herring Gull
1Gray Catbird