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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 1 Yawkey Way S, Georgetown US-SC 33.25060, -79.26785

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

October 21

1Blue-winged Teal ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
10Common Gallinule ✓
7Laughing Gull ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
16Wood Stork ✓
6Anhinga ✓
1White Ibis ✓
27Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
5Tricolored Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
6Great Egret ✓
4Great Blue Heron ✓
83American White Pelican ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
2Osprey ✓
10Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
5Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Song Sparrow ✓
5Red-winged Blackbird ✓