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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 Kiawah Island--East Beach

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

May 8

130Black Scoter
3Red-breasted Merganser
2Clapper Rail
1Black-necked Stilt
3American Oystercatcher
6Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
16Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
1Whimbrel
1Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
1Sanderling
20Dunlin
3Least Sandpiper
24Semipalmated Sandpiper
3American Herring Gull
60Black Skimmer
14Least Tern
3Gull-billed Tern
1Caspian Tern
4Sandwich Tern
110Royal Tern
32Double-crested Cormorant
3Snowy Egret
16Great Egret
45Brown Pelican
4Osprey
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

May 6

9Laughing Gull
24Red Knot