Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Hunting Island SP

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

May 16

6	Canada Goose ✓
3	Rock Pigeon ✓
3	Mourning Dove ✓
5	American Oystercatcher ✓
12	Black-bellied Plover ✓
1	Killdeer ✓
30	Semipalmated Plover ✓
1	Piping Plover ✓
7	Wilson's Plover ✓
40	Whimbrel ✓
4	Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
2	Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
10	Willet ✓
2	Greater Yellowlegs ✓
18	Ruddy Turnstone ✓
45	Red Knot ✓
25	Sanderling ✓
20	Dunlin ✓
6	Least Sandpiper ✓
20	Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
7	Laughing Gull ✓
3	Ring-billed Gull ✓
6	Black Skimmer ✓
22	Least Tern ✓
1	Caspian Tern ✓
9	Royal Tern ✓
1	Wood Stork ✓
1	Double-crested Cormorant ✓
10	Brown Pelican ✓
1	Tricolored Heron ✓
1	Snowy Egret ✓
3	Great Egret ✓
3	Black Vulture ✓
1	Osprey ✓
1	Bald Eagle ✓
1	Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1	Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1	Acadian Flycatcher ✓
2	Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
4	Eastern Kingbird ✓
1	American Crow ✓
2	Carolina Chickadee ✓
1	Tufted Titmouse ✓
1	Barn Swallow ✓
2	Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1	Carolina Wren ✓
1	Brown Thrasher ✓
3	Northern Mockingbird ✓
2	Eastern Bluebird ✓
3	House Finch ✓
1	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6	Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2	Northern Cardinal ✓

May 15

2	Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1	Sandwich Tern ✓
1	Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2	Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1	Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1	Fish Crow ✓
2	Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2	Northern Parula ✓
1	Pine Warbler ✓
2	Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
3	Painted Bunting ✓

May 14

8	Chimney Swift ✓
1	Belted Kingfisher ✓
1	Downy Woodpecker ✓
1	Blue Jay ✓
1	Common Grackle ✓

May 13

2	Green Heron ✓
1	Pileated Woodpecker ✓