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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 Bull Island

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

October 18

8Wood Duck
1Mottled Duck
1Clapper Rail
4Common Gallinule
1American Oystercatcher
5Black-bellied Plover
2Piping Plover
2Whimbrel
5Marbled Godwit
20Short-billed Dowitcher
10Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
9Ruddy Turnstone
7Sanderling
15Dunlin
10Laughing Gull
1Black Skimmer
12Royal Tern
1Wood Stork
4Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
7Roseate Spoonbill
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Reddish Egret
6Snowy Egret
8Great Egret
10Great Blue Heron
10Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Great Horned Owl
2Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
10Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Northern Mockingbird
23Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
4Palm Warbler
2Northern Cardinal