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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 Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Hollywood US-SC (32.6649,-80.3919)

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

October 30

2Wood Duck ✓
6Blue-winged Teal ✓
20Northern Pintail ✓
10Common Gallinule ✓
3Wilson's Snipe ✓
6Laughing Gull ✓
3White Ibis ✓
3Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
5Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
4Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
8American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
75Tree Swallow ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
14Savannah Sparrow ✓
6Song Sparrow ✓
25Swamp Sparrow ✓
75Red-winged Blackbird ✓
9Common Grackle ✓
4Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
7Palm Warbler ✓
35Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓