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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.

May 9

1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
2Royal Tern
9Double-crested Cormorant
7Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
1Canada Goose
3Mallard
2Mourning Dove
1Chuck-will's-widow
1King Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Laughing Gull
1Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
2Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
4Eastern Kingbird
10Purple Martin
8Barn Swallow
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
2Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
20European Starling
3Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
4House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
10Brown-headed Cowbird
20Boat-tailed Grackle
4Prothonotary Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak

May 8

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Cliff Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Northern Mockingbird
1Veery
1Common Grackle
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

May 5

1Merlin
1Cedar Waxwing
1Field Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler