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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 Bull's Island Ferry

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

May 15

1American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
8Semipalmated Plover
2Hudsonian Whimbrel
7Short-billed Dowitcher
2Dunlin
7Laughing Gull
1Black Skimmer
1Gull-billed Tern
1Royal Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
3Spotted Sandpiper
4Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
2Least Sandpiper
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Least Tern
4Forster's Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
4Great Egret
3Brown Pelican
4Turkey Vulture
2Marsh Wren
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Parula
1Painted Bunting