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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 Santee Coastal Reserve (fall and winter restricted access)

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

December 27

10Blue-winged Teal
2Hooded Merganser
4Mourning Dove
7American Coot
3Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
5Anhinga
16Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
5American White Pelican
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Red-cockaded Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
3American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
6Tree Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
5Carolina Wren
12Eastern Bluebird
2Hermit Thrush
55American Robin
4American Goldfinch
15Chipping Sparrow
10White-throated Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
8Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
8Pine Warbler
22Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal