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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 Sandy Beach Waterfowl Area (fall and winter restricted access)

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

May 22

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
49Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
2King Rail
12Common Gallinule
14Anhinga
59White Ibis
3Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
234Western Cattle-Egret
3Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
5Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
6White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
8Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
24Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
6Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
7Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
6Painted Bunting
6Canada Goose
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
4Common Grackle
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1American Redstart