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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 Dewees Island

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

May 3

1Canada Goose
4Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2American Oystercatcher
30Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Wilson's Plover
42Hudsonian Whimbrel
37Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Willet
17Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
1Sanderling
1Least Sandpiper
14Laughing Gull
3Least Tern
1Sandwich Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
4Snowy Egret
6Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
3Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
3Carolina Chickadee
8Tree Swallow
5Purple Martin
15Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
9Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Swamp Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2American Redstart
3Pine Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
5Painted Bunting