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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 Pine Island, Green Pond US-SC 32.49867, -80.36257

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

May 18

2Chimney Swift
1Clapper Rail
8American Oystercatcher
17Black-bellied Plover
39Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
26Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Marbled Godwit
2Short-billed Dowitcher
5Willet
27Ruddy Turnstone
3Red Knot
45Sanderling
38Dunlin
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
16Laughing Gull
47Black Skimmer
24Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
26Royal Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
9Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting