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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 Charles Towne Landing

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

May 7

4Black-bellied Plover
70Semipalmated Plover
4Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Short-billed Dowitcher
70Dunlin
15Least Sandpiper
75Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
3Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Cardinal

May 3

2Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
4Spotted Sandpiper
2Anhinga
20Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
8Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Gray Catbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2Cedar Waxwing
1Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
2American Redstart
5Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
3Common Grackle

May 2

1Roseate Spoonbill