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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Cape Romain NWR - north

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

November 1

3Hooded Merganser ✓
1Ruddy Duck ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
6American Oystercatcher ✓
15Semipalmated Plover ✓
30Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
19Prairie Willet ✓
2Ruddy Turnstone ✓
12Dunlin ✓
283Laughing Gull ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
14American Herring Gull ✓
4Forster's Tern ✓
6Royal Tern ✓
1Common Loon ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
59Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
8Great Egret ✓
4Great Blue Heron ✓
7American White Pelican ✓
17Brown Pelican ✓
21Turkey Vulture ✓
2Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
3Northern Harrier ✓
3Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
5Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
2American Crow ✓
5Tree Swallow ✓
3Seaside Sparrow ✓
26Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓