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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.

November 14

9Wood Duck ✓
3Ruddy Duck ✓
2American Oystercatcher ✓
6Black-bellied Plover ✓
25Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Long-billed Curlew
25Marbled Godwit ✓
25Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
35Prairie Willet ✓
6Ruddy Turnstone ✓
7Sanderling ✓
50Western Sandpiper ✓
4Laughing Gull ✓
4Ring-billed Gull ✓
4American Herring Gull ✓
4Forster's Tern ✓
8Royal Tern ✓
2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
14White Ibis ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
6Snowy Egret ✓
4Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2American White Pelican ✓
7Brown Pelican ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Merlin ✓
5Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
8Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

November 13

2Dunlin ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓