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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 Beresford Hall to Wando mouth

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

May 18

1Mourning Dove
1Common Nighthawk
2Chuck-will's-widow
21Clapper Rail
3American Oystercatcher
5Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
9Semipalmated Plover
8Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Spotted Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
3Greater Yellowlegs
2Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
6Least Tern
1Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
6Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
4Green Heron
6Great Egret
8Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
3Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
16Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
3Nelson's Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
26Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
7Boat-tailed Grackle
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting