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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.

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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.

August 21

2Mourning Dove
9Black-necked Stilt
3Killdeer
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
2Gull-billed Tern
7Black Tern
2Royal Tern
129Wood Stork
4Anhinga
19White Ibis
4Glossy Ibis
11Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
47Black-crowned Night Heron
11Little Blue Heron
95Tricolored Heron
223Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
285Great Egret
21Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
5Belted Kingfisher
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
5Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
6Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
4Bank Swallow
134Tree Swallow
4Barn Swallow
3White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
22Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting

August 20

3Blue Jay
2American Crow

August 18

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mottled Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Solitary Sandpiper
3Lesser Yellowlegs
1Double-crested Cormorant
8Western Cattle-Egret
3Black Vulture
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Acadian Flycatcher
4Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1Summer Tanager