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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 Mid-Island Tract (Planters Row Golf Course historical)

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

May 15

8White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
6Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

May 10

3Mourning Dove
2Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
4Black Vulture
2Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Fish Crow
3Northern Mockingbird
10Cedar Waxwing
2Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

May 9

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Gallinule
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-eyed Vireo