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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 Chicora Plantation

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

December 29

3Northern Shoveler
4Northern Pintail
60Green-winged Teal
50Ring-necked Duck
100Hooded Merganser
9Mourning Dove
4Common Gallinule
200American Coot
8Killdeer
9Wilson's Snipe
3Pied-billed Grebe
9White Ibis
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Winter Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
7House Finch
5Chipping Sparrow
3White-throated Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Lincoln's Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
60Red-winged Blackbird
200Common Grackle
7Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal