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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.

February 8

7Killdeer
2White Ibis
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Horned Owl
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
6American Robin
20Cedar Waxwing
2Song Sparrow
3Palm Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
38Ring-billed Gull
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Northern House Wren
2House Finch
1White-crowned Sparrow
7White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
1Mourning Dove
1Great Egret
2Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Hermit Thrush
6Rusty Blackbird

February 7

1Black Scoter
8Bufflehead
24Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
3Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
22Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
8European Starling
1Purple Finch
4Brown-headed Cowbird

February 6

2Chipping Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Tree Swallow
1Eastern Towhee
2Canada Goose
1American Wigeon
1Hooded Merganser
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper

February 4

2American Oystercatcher
1Little Blue Heron

February 3

1American Woodcock
1Least Flycatcher

February 2

2Black-bellied Plover
1Belted Kingfisher
1Lesser Scaup
31American Pipit