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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.

January 7

5Great Black-backed Gull
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
3Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 6

10American Black Duck
2Common Eider
6Bufflehead
12Red-breasted Merganser
1Semipalmated Plover
2Sanderling
4Dunlin
2Ring-billed Gull
30American Herring Gull
1Common Loon
10Northern Gannet
300Double-crested Cormorant
8Brown Pelican
32Boat-tailed Grackle

January 5

1Peregrine Falcon

January 4

2Killdeer
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-throated Loon
2American White Pelican
1American Kestrel
31Canada Goose

January 2

1Eastern Meadowlark
1Great Egret
3Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Hooded Merganser
4Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle

January 1

2White Ibis
1Northern Pintail
1Laughing Gull
1Common Grackle