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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 Litchfield Plantation Pawleys Island (private)

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

May 21

3Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1King Rail
2Anhinga
9White Ibis
1Least Bittern
1Great Egret
6Turkey Vulture
2Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
6Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
4Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
7House Finch
4Eastern Towhee
12Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
22Northern Cardinal