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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 Pinckney Island NWR--Ibis Pond (ONLY FOR BIRDING AT IBIS POND)

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

April 14

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
21Common Gallinule
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
7Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
25Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
1Great Egret
5Fish Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Yellow Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Wood Stork
43White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Purple Martin

April 13

2Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
5Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
2Cedar Waxwing
1Song Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
5Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler

April 12

1Black Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Crow
1House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow