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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 Kinloch Plantation (Restricted Access)

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

December 18

7Greater White-fronted Goose
16Wood Duck
7Blue-winged Teal
63Northern Shoveler
200Gadwall
4American Wigeon
56Mallard
63Mottled Duck
1Northern Pintail
220Green-winged Teal
1Redhead
1Mourning Dove
2King Rail
3Clapper Rail
2Virginia Rail
20Common Gallinule
4000American Coot
2Killdeer
5Wilson's Snipe
1Greater Yellowlegs
10Ring-billed Gull
18Pied-billed Grebe
2Anhinga
45Double-crested Cormorant
61White Ibis
9Glossy Ibis
6American Bittern
9Black-crowned Night Heron
7Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
12Snowy Egret
3Western Cattle-Egret
25Great Egret
17Great Blue Heron
14American White Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
6Northern Harrier
3Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
5Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
8Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
5Blue Jay
1American Crow
2000Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
70Tree Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
20American Robin
25Chipping Sparrow
9White-throated Sparrow
28Savannah Sparrow
15Song Sparrow
24Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
120Red-winged Blackbird
13Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
12Boat-tailed Grackle
5Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
24Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Northern Cardinal