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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.

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Recent reports from 28 River Bend Drive, Callawassie Island

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

October 7

6Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
35Laughing Gull ✓
8Forster's Tern ✓
4Royal Tern ✓
2Wood Stork ✓
8Anhinga ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
17White Ibis ✓
1Roseate Spoonbill ✓
2Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
25Little Blue Heron ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
4Snowy Egret ✓
7Great Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
9Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
6Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3Northern Flicker ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
10Blue Jay ✓
8American Crow ✓
17Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
5Tree Swallow ✓
12White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
9Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
5Brown Thrasher ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
15Eastern Bluebird ✓
4House Finch ✓
30Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
4American Redstart ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
4Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
20Northern Cardinal ✓