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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 Hilton Head Island--Harbour Town Lighthouse/Pier

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

May 12

8Laughing Gull
6Brown Pelican
6American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3House Sparrow
7Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle

May 10

2American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
8Semipalmated Plover
5Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Black Skimmer
1Least Tern
2Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
3Royal Tern
1Wood Stork
3White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4House Finch
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5Tufted Titmouse
1Marsh Wren
2Red-winged Blackbird
2American Redstart
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal