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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 MCRD Parris Island (Restricted Access)

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

December 6

6Bufflehead
5Hooded Merganser
6Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
10Killdeer
12Semipalmated Plover
5Willet
1Forster's Tern
3Horned Grebe
12Wood Stork
59Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
28Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
13Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
2Blue Jay
8American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Cave Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
185European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
8Chipping Sparrow
175Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal