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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 Bonner Bridge Pier

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

November 9

5American Herring Gull ✓
18Great Black-backed Gull ✓
500Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
17Brown Pelican ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

November 8

21Dunlin ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
2Ring-billed Gull ✓
10Turkey Vulture ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
1Field Sparrow ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓

November 7

1Killdeer ✓
1Piping Plover ✓
2Sanderling ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Black-bellied Plover ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Western Sandpiper ✓
50Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
1Pied-billed Grebe ✓
20Northern Gannet ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
5Barn Swallow ✓

November 6

6Prairie Willet ✓