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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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By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Fish Haul Beach 32.24096, -80.68285

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

August 21

2Clapper Rail
8Black-bellied Plover
10Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Willet
5Ruddy Turnstone
30Sanderling
12Least Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
40Black Skimmer
15Least Tern
2Caspian Tern
4Black Tern
5Forster's Tern
6Sandwich Tern
22Royal Tern
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
12White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
4Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
10Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
8Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
4Mississippi Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
10American Crow
2Fish Crow
6Barn Swallow
2Eastern Bluebird