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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 Old Santee Canal Park

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

May 4

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Wood Duck
1Wild Turkey
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Common Nighthawk
2Chimney Swift
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Common Gallinule
1Solitary Sandpiper
13Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
2Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Mississippi Kite
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
6Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
20Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
12Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
4European Starling
4Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
10Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
4Black-and-white Warbler
8Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting