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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 Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Hollywood US-SC 32.67185, -80.39308

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

December 28

14Wood Duck
225Blue-winged Teal
2Northern Shoveler
900Green-winged Teal
500Ring-necked Duck
5Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
7Common Gallinule
180American Coot
5Wilson's Snipe
2Ring-billed Gull
10Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
2American Bittern
2Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
5Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
4Northern Harrier
4Bald Eagle
5Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
11Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
8Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
6Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
5Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
80American Robin
12American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
14Savannah Sparrow
14Song Sparrow
7Swamp Sparrow
2Bobolink
50Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
27Pine Warbler
80Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal