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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 Edisto Beach SP--Beach Area

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

December 24

20Bufflehead
6Hooded Merganser
5Rock Pigeon
3Clapper Rail
4American Oystercatcher
XBlack-bellied Plover
4Killdeer
20Semipalmated Plover
1Long-billed Curlew
8Marbled Godwit
2Spotted Sandpiper
22Willet
XRuddy Turnstone
XSanderling
24Dunlin
10Least Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Red-throated Loon
1Wood Stork
25Double-crested Cormorant
4White Ibis
3Glossy Ibis
10Little Blue Heron
11Tricolored Heron
14Snowy Egret
12Great Egret
16Great Blue Heron
5American White Pelican
XBrown Pelican
5Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
7Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
16Carolina Chickadee
12Tufted Titmouse
14Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
14Eastern Bluebird
8American Robin
7House Finch
4Red-winged Blackbird
17Boat-tailed Grackle
15Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 21

1White-winged Scoter
1Black Scoter
2Red Knot
2Forster's Tern
3Common Loon
3Northern Gannet
2Black Vulture