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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 Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary--Nature Trail

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

October 4

1Royal Tern ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
16Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
34Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
35Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2American Redstart ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Eastern Screech-Owl ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓

September 28

1Laughing Gull ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
2House Finch ✓
3Northern Parula ✓
1Blackburnian Warbler ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓