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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 Kiawah River Development, Johns Island US-SC (32.6398,-80.1423)

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

October 25

1Mourning Dove ✓
2Common Gallinule ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
11Pied-billed Grebe ✓
13Wood Stork ✓
1Anhinga ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
6White Ibis ✓
20Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
3Little Blue Heron ✓
8Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
6Northern Flicker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Loggerhead Shrike ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
3American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
4Eastern Towhee ✓
2Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
8Palm Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓