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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 Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve

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

August 27

1Canada Goose
2Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
2Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Willet
2Least Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
60Wood Stork
1White Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
4Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
11Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Fish Crow
4Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2House Sparrow
1Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal

August 26

2Tricolored Heron
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Caspian Tern
2Royal Tern
1Cooper's Hawk
1Anhinga
2Turkey Vulture

August 22

1American Oystercatcher
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
2Brown Pelican
1Brown Thrasher