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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 Fripp Island

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

May 14

3Black Skimmer
16White Ibis
2Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Barn Swallow
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Painted Bunting

May 13

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
2Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
2Least Tern
2Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
13Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
3Red-winged Blackbird
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

May 12

2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Bald Eagle
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black Scoter
2Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
2Wilson's Plover
4Willet
3Red Knot
3Sanderling
5Dunlin
4Least Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
1Least Bittern
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Carolina Wren

May 11

2Forster's Tern
1Little Blue Heron
3American Crow