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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 Sea Island to South End Loop

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

May 9

6Mourning Dove
5Chimney Swift
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
25American Oystercatcher
20Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
5Semipalmated Plover
3Wilson's Plover
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Spotted Sandpiper
25Willet
4Greater Yellowlegs
4Ruddy Turnstone
5Red Knot
50Sanderling
3Least Sandpiper
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
10Laughing Gull
10Ring-billed Gull
50Black Skimmer
5Least Tern
4Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
50Royal Tern
10Anhinga
25Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
3Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
10Green Heron
2Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
25Brown Pelican
2Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
5Blue Jay
5American Crow
5Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
10Purple Martin
10Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
5Cedar Waxwing
20House Finch
2Orchard Oriole
1Baltimore Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
5Common Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
4Northern Parula
1Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
2Blackpoll Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak