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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 Folly Beach "Washout"

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

April 19

2Black Scoter
10Rock Pigeon
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
5Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Clapper Rail
2American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
4Semipalmated Plover
14Wilson's Plover
1Whimbrel
2Willet
8Greater Yellowlegs
10Ruddy Turnstone
50Sanderling
100Dunlin
10Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
50Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1Black Skimmer
3Least Tern
100Royal Tern
1Northern Gannet
30Double-crested Cormorant
12Brown Pelican
8Green Heron
1Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
4Fish Crow
5Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Barn Swallow
7Carolina Wren
6European Starling
5Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
6House Sparrow
10House Finch
1Savannah Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
20Boat-tailed Grackle
10Northern Cardinal
4Painted Bunting