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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 Kinloch Plantation (Restricted Access)

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

September 4

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Wood Duck
56Blue-winged Teal
3Mottled Duck
5Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
10Common Gallinule
1Purple Gallinule
18Black-necked Stilt
3Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
80Short-billed Dowitcher
3Spotted Sandpiper
20Lesser Yellowlegs
4Greater Yellowlegs
30Least Sandpiper
5Western Sandpiper
60Laughing Gull
5Gull-billed Tern
11Black Tern
45Royal Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
8Wood Stork
17Anhinga
40White Ibis
55Glossy Ibis
5Least Bittern
38Yellow-crowned Night Heron
17Little Blue Heron
21Tricolored Heron
50Snowy Egret
6Green Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
170Great Egret
20Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
2Cooper's Hawk
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3White-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
1Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
50Red-winged Blackbird
25Common Grackle
18Boat-tailed Grackle
1Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal