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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 Patriot's Point -- nature trail and surrounding areas

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

June 7

4Black Scoter
6Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
1American Oystercatcher
5Killdeer
2Willet
3Ruddy Turnstone
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
7Laughing Gull
1Sandwich Tern
5Royal Tern
2Wood Stork
2White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Great Horned Owl
2Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
60European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
5American Goldfinch
9Common Grackle
5Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

June 6

3Mallard
1Wilson's Plover
1Gull-billed Tern
1Forster's Tern
XBrown Pelican
1Eastern Kingbird
1Loggerhead Shrike
3American Crow
2Northern Mockingbird

June 4

1Clapper Rail
2Black Skimmer
5Great Egret
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
4Carolina Wren
2House Finch
2Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Blue Grosbeak

June 1

1Cooper's Hawk
1Canada Goose
1Mississippi Kite