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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.

February 20

3Killdeer
8Dunlin
5Great Black-backed Gull
1Savannah Sparrow
9Red-breasted Merganser
2American Oystercatcher
1Red Knot
2Sanderling
6Ring-billed Gull
20American Herring Gull
1Common Loon
3500Double-crested Cormorant
1Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Song Sparrow

February 19

1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
12Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Razorbill
1Horned Grebe

February 17

1Long-tailed Duck
1Red-necked Grebe

February 16

2Greater Scaup
1Common Eider
5Surf Scoter
7Black Scoter

February 15

13Mallard
2American Black Duck
5Lesser Scaup
1Willet
3Red-throated Loon
1Great Blue Heron
16Brown Pelican
2American Wigeon
5Northern Pintail
8Bufflehead
4Black-bellied Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
3Lesser Black-backed Gull
1White Ibis
8American White Pelican
1Merlin

February 14

1Bonaparte's Gull
1Carolina Wren