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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 Kiawah Island Banding Station (Restricted Access)

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

January 2

2Lesser Scaup
1Black Scoter
3Bufflehead
2Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
2Willet
10Sanderling
3Laughing Gull
6Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
5Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon
3Northern Gannet
31Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
73Brown Pelican
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
3American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
10Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
32Yellow-rumped Warbler
12Northern Cardinal