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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.

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Recent reports from MCRD Parris Island--Horse Island (Restricted Access)

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

September 26

4Mourning Dove ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
6Clapper Rail ✓
35Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
12Laughing Gull ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
10Royal Tern ✓
7Wood Stork ✓
1Anhinga ✓
20White Ibis ✓
15Roseate Spoonbill ✓
2Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
17Little Blue Heron ✓
11Tricolored Heron ✓
14Snowy Egret ✓
7Great Egret ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
3Black Vulture ✓
8Turkey Vulture ✓
3Osprey ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
3White-eyed Vireo ✓
5Red-eyed Vireo ✓
10Blue Jay ✓
7American Crow ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
8Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
5Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
12Carolina Wren ✓
6Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
4Northern Mockingbird ✓
10Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Gray-cheeked Thrush ✓
2Swainson's Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush ✓
2American Robin ✓
2House Sparrow ✓
2House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
15Common Grackle ✓
2Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
9Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
14American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
7Pine Warbler ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
20Northern Cardinal ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
2Painted Bunting ✓