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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.

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Recent reports from Harbor Island North

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

December 25

1Hooded Merganser
6Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Common Ground Dove
6Mourning Dove
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Osprey
1American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Palm Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

December 24

25Semipalmated Plover
3Piping Plover
10Marbled Godwit
5Dunlin
10Western Sandpiper
2Ring-billed Gull
1Green Heron
1Eastern Phoebe
1Tree Swallow
22Rock Pigeon
1Black-bellied Plover
1Willet
10Sanderling
1American Herring Gull
4Forster's Tern
2Anhinga
3Brown Pelican
1Carolina Chickadee
6House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Field Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle

December 23

2Least Sandpiper
1White Ibis
1Bald Eagle
1Swamp Sparrow
2Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
2Gray Catbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird

December 22

23American White Pelican