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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 Kinnakeet Shores and Sound Access

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

May 7

10Canada Goose
12Mallard
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Mourning Dove
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Short-billed Dowitcher
7Spotted Sandpiper
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Sanderling
2Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
1White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
2Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
9Great Crested Flycatcher
5Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
5Purple Martin
4Barn Swallow
4Carolina Wren
2European Starling
5Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
1Wood Thrush
2American Robin
3House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
18Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
35Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
4Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Bay-breasted Warbler
10Blackpoll Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting