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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.

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Recent reports from Waties Island

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

October 28

205Black Scoter
2Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
6Clapper Rail
8Black-bellied Plover
67Semipalmated Plover
57Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
18Sanderling
76Dunlin
3Least Sandpiper
19Western Sandpiper
82Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
5Lesser Black-backed Gull
7Caspian Tern
5Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
2Wood Stork
3Northern Gannet
84Double-crested Cormorant
11White Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
2Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
23Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
74Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
8Osprey
3Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
3Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
2Merlin
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
77Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1Swainson's Thrush
2White-throated Sparrow
1Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
11Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal