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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 Witsell Road Marsh Causeway (Coosaw Plantation Historical)

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

May 14

2Mottled Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Chuck-will's-widow
2Chimney Swift
1Common Gallinule
25Semipalmated Plover
2Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Short-billed Dowitcher
1Solitary Sandpiper
8Lesser Yellowlegs
7Greater Yellowlegs
7Dunlin
11Least Sandpiper
18Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Roseate Spoonbill
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
5Tree Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
8Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal