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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.

February 24

5Hooded Merganser
2Red-breasted Merganser
3Mourning Dove
6Black-bellied Plover
8Semipalmated Plover
15Short-billed Dowitcher
2Willet
22Ruddy Turnstone
3Red Knot
21Sanderling
113Dunlin
7Purple Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
99Bonaparte's Gull
19Laughing Gull
765Ring-billed Gull
596American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
138Lesser Black-backed Gull
30Forster's Tern
2Royal Tern
5Horned Grebe
1Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon
1Northern Gannet
191Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
3Fish Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
71Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
46Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal