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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.

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Recent reports from Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.11362, -80.82973

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

May 13

2Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
2American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
4Semipalmated Plover
1Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
5Ruddy Turnstone
4Sanderling
2Dunlin
3White-rumped Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
8Semipalmated Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
1Black Skimmer
4Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
3Royal Tern
1Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
3Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
10Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
2Tree Swallow
6Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
8Boat-tailed Grackle
2Yellow-throated Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting