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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.

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Recent reports from Folly Beach -- Marsh Mellow AirBnB

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

December 28

2Hooded Merganser
6Mourning Dove
4Clapper Rail
17American Oystercatcher
5Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
4Northern Gannet
55Double-crested Cormorant
4Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
35Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
9House Finch
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Palm Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
75Black Scoter
8Red-breasted Merganser
30Laughing Gull
6American Herring Gull
4Royal Tern
2Red-throated Loon
8Common Loon
1Cooper's Hawk
3European Starling
5House Sparrow

December 27

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Wood Stork
11White Ibis
2Brown-headed Cowbird