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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 Pickney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23439, -80.77985

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

September 26

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
2Wood Duck ✓
XCommon Gallinule ✓
5American Coot ✓
2Killdeer ✓
2Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Least Sandpiper ✓
4Laughing Gull ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Glossy Ibis ✓
8Snowy Egret ✓
6Great Egret ✓
6Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Blue Jay ✓
6American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
6House Finch ✓
6Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
6Pine Warbler ✓
4Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓