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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 Yawkey Island Public Boat Ramp

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

February 8

4Common Gallinule
2Wood Stork
3Anhinga
2Black Vulture

February 7

2Blue-winged Teal
9Northern Shoveler
3Gadwall
3Mottled Duck
6Northern Pintail
100Green-winged Teal
5American Coot
12American Avocet
1Killdeer
20Short-billed Dowitcher
2Wilson's Snipe
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
12Western Sandpiper
1Pied-billed Grebe
10Double-crested Cormorant
23White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1American White Pelican
1Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
4Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
15Tree Swallow
1American Robin
12Cedar Waxwing
6Eastern Meadowlark
1Boat-tailed Grackle

February 6

1Ring-billed Gull
1Fish Crow
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Laughing Gull
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

February 5

1Northern Mockingbird

February 4

2Royal Tern
1Little Blue Heron
1Common Grackle