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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.

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Recent reports from Waties Island

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

April 18

60Black Scoter
3Mourning Dove
5Black-bellied Plover
58Semipalmated Plover
3Piping Plover
1Wilson's Plover
9Hudsonian Whimbrel
78Short-billed Dowitcher
10Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
18Sanderling
13Dunlin
4Western Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
4Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
10Least Tern
7Caspian Tern
7Forster's Tern
13Sandwich Tern
60Royal Tern
1Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
7Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2White-throated Sparrow
7Seaside Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler
7Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting