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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 Santee NWR--Bluff Unit (fall and winter restricted access)

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

April 21

3Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
4Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
5American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
4Purple Martin
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
2Painted Bunting

April 19

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Song Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
1Wood Duck
1Snowy Egret
3Western Cattle Egret
2Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
1Pileated Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1American Goldfinch
3Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

April 18

2Laughing Gull
3Anhinga
3Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Caspian Tern
2Orchard Oriole

April 17

1Northern Flicker
2Swamp Sparrow