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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Murrell's Inlet Oyster Recycling Rd. Boat Launch

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

October 3

1Clapper Rail ✓
2American Oystercatcher ✓
15Black-bellied Plover ✓
75Semipalmated Plover ✓
25Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
4Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
15Willet ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
2Ruddy Turnstone ✓
6Least Sandpiper ✓
20Laughing Gull ✓
1Black Skimmer ✓
5Caspian Tern ✓
13Forster's Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
5Great Egret ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
2Western Sandpiper ✓
23Wood Stork ✓
8White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
2Tricolored Heron ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
30Tree Swallow ✓
1American Redstart ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 1

2Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Osprey ✓