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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.

September 4

1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Killdeer
3Ruddy Turnstone
20Laughing Gull
3Black Skimmer
2Sandwich Tern
1Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle

August 31

2Willet
3Sanderling
1Common Grackle
1Great Black-backed Gull
4Brown Pelican
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Prairie Warbler

August 30

8Canada Goose
4Black-bellied Plover
4Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
1Great Blue Heron
2House Finch
1Lark Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Indigo Bunting

August 29

1Least Sandpiper
2American Herring Gull