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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 Cainhoy Area

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

January 4

64Canada Goose
33Ring-necked Duck
4Hooded Merganser
2Rock Pigeon
5Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
190Semipalmated Plover
25Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Common Loon
40Double-crested Cormorant
4Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
5Brown Pelican
12Black Vulture
32Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
4Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Red-cockaded Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Northern Flicker
3American Kestrel
5Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
10American Crow
3Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
9Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
50American Robin
45Cedar Waxwing
7House Finch
5Purple Finch
6American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
16Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
15Common Grackle
70Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
12Pine Warbler
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal