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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 109 General Hardee Way, Bluffton US-SC 32.29436, -80.95890

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

November 12

1Wood Stork ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
4American Crow ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Cedar Waxwing ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
20Red-winged Blackbird ✓
20Common Grackle ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
5Pine Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

November 11

5Mourning Dove ✓
1White Ibis ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
1Brown-headed Cowbird ✓

November 10

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1American Robin ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓