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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 Pinckney Island NWR

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

July 5

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mourning Dove
4Common Gallinule
1Wood Stork
11Anhinga
206White Ibis
5Black-crowned Night Heron
42Little Blue Heron
26Tricolored Heron
9Snowy Egret
11Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
11Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
3Summer Tanager
18Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

July 4

1Clapper Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1Least Bittern
6Green Heron
3Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4American Crow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1European Starling
3Boat-tailed Grackle
7Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Willet
1Royal Tern
1House Finch
9Brown-headed Cowbird

July 3

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron

June 29

1Double-crested Cormorant
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Purple Martin
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler