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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.

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Recent reports from Edisto Beach--Helena Inlet Sound

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

October 6

2Clapper Rail
7American Oystercatcher
4Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
14Long-billed Curlew
2Marbled Godwit
2Long-billed Dowitcher
11Willet
44Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
73Royal Tern
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
1Black Vulture
2Osprey
2Boat-tailed Grackle

October 3

1Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1American Kestrel
1Northern Mockingbird
1Northern Cardinal

October 2

2Caspian Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
21American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
10Palm Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

October 1

1Black-bellied Plover
1Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
4Ruddy Turnstone
1Sandwich Tern
3White Ibis
1Belted Kingfisher
4Marsh Wren
5Seaside Sparrow
1Saltmarsh Sparrow
7Red-winged Blackbird