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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 - South End and Hog Inlet

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

May 28

2Black Scoter
5Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
4Black-bellied Plover
86Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Plover
4Hudsonian Whimbrel
5Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
7Sanderling
1Dunlin
97Semipalmated Sandpiper
31Laughing Gull
2Black Skimmer
4Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
14Royal Tern
1Northern Gannet
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
19Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1American Crow
1Purple Martin
11Barn Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting