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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 Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23701, -80.77938

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

May 13

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mourning Dove
30Common Gallinule
1Solitary Sandpiper
5Anhinga
309White Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
7Black-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
25Snowy Egret
5Green Heron
30Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
4American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
9Eastern Bluebird
3Eastern Towhee
11Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
30Boat-tailed Grackle
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
5Painted Bunting