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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 Yawkey Wildlife Center--South Island ISS Site (Restricted Access)

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

December 18

16Blue-winged Teal
48Northern Shoveler
553Gadwall
84American Wigeon
7American Black Duck
1Mottled Duck
22Northern Pintail
392Green-winged Teal
8Redhead
2Greater Scaup
58Lesser Scaup
8Bufflehead
20Hooded Merganser
122Ruddy Duck
12Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
5Common Gallinule
199American Coot
118American Avocet
138Black-bellied Plover
10Killdeer
72Semipalmated Plover
3Marbled Godwit
34Wilson's Snipe
14Willet
8Greater Yellowlegs
2075Dunlin
5Least Sandpiper
170Western Sandpiper
6Bonaparte's Gull
1Laughing Gull
9Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
11Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
43Double-crested Cormorant
595White Ibis
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
105Great Egret
18Great Blue Heron
37American White Pelican
3Northern Harrier
3Belted Kingfisher
880Tree Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
2Sedge Wren
9Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Savannah Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
22Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
42Red-winged Blackbird
22Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
13Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal