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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 Waties Island

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

May 13

2Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
3American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
222Semipalmated Plover
9Piping Plover
2Wilson's Plover
19Whimbrel
9Short-billed Dowitcher
3Spotted Sandpiper
8Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
9Red Knot
5Sanderling
160Dunlin
20Least Sandpiper
60Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
18Laughing Gull
30Black Skimmer
6Least Tern
3Caspian Tern
1Black Tern
6Forster's Tern
2Common Tern
6Sandwich Tern
85Royal Tern
1Wood Stork
1Northern Gannet
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
8Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
12Brown Pelican
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
5Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
9Common Grackle
9Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
11Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting