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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 Santee National Wildlife Refuge, Summerton US-SC 33.55044, -80.43819

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

January 4

27Canada Goose
4Tundra Swan
50Northern Shoveler
107Gadwall
120American Wigeon
8Mallard
8American Black Duck
10Northern Pintail
1722Green-winged Teal
648Ring-necked Duck
1Greater Scaup
5Mourning Dove
4King Rail
5Common Gallinule
11American Coot
270Sandhill Crane
2Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
10Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
540Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
2Northern Harrier
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
6Northern Flicker
3American Kestrel
4Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
11White-throated Sparrow
21Savannah Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
17Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal