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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 Cape Romain NWR--Bulls Island

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

January 4

2Blue-winged Teal
13Northern Shoveler
70Gadwall
9American Wigeon
1Mallard
2American Black Duck
12Mottled Duck
1Northern Pintail
71Lesser Scaup
72Black Scoter
123Bufflehead
9Hooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
2Sora
5Common Gallinule
1Greater Yellowlegs
11Sanderling
6Ring-billed Gull
3Forster's Tern
18Pied-billed Grebe
23Red-throated Loon
28Double-crested Cormorant
18White Ibis
3Black-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
7Brown Pelican
6Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
4Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
8Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Carolina Wren
6Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
5White-throated Sparrow
8Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Red-winged Blackbird
8Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
24Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal