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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 Pinckney Island NWR

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

May 8

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Common Gallinule
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Mississippi Kite
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Painted Bunting
8Semipalmated Plover
1Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
1European Starling
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
16Northern Cardinal

May 7

12Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
6Solitary Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Pileated Woodpecker
6Carolina Chickadee
6Carolina Wren
1House Finch
3Bobolink
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Summer Tanager

May 6

2Wood Duck
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
2Chimney Swift
1Wood Stork
12Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
2Black Vulture
4Barn Swallow
6Cedar Waxwing
1Swamp Sparrow

May 5

1Willet
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Red-eyed Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Common Yellowthroat

May 4

XBlue-winged Teal
XSwainson's Thrush
XYellow-breasted Chat
XIndigo Bunting

May 3

2Black-bellied Plover
1Western Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
3Greater Yellowlegs
3Glossy Ibis
1Northern Harrier
3Tree Swallow
2Northern Yellow Warbler