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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 Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, Hilton Head Island

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

October 31

3Clapper Rail ✓
2Prairie Willet ✓
3Laughing Gull ✓
2Ring-billed Gull ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
5White Ibis ✓
6Little Blue Heron ✓
2Tricolored Heron ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Egret ✓
4Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1Black-bellied Plover ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
3Anhinga ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
13American Crow ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
7Tree Swallow ✓
4Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4Eastern Bluebird ✓
3House Finch ✓
18Red-winged Blackbird ✓
32Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
4Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 30

1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 29

1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓

October 28

2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
4Seaside Sparrow ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓