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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.

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Recent reports from Headquarters Plantation Drive

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

August 26

2Wilson's Phalarope
4Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
8Black-necked Stilt
20Black-bellied Plover
10Killdeer
100Semipalmated Plover
10Short-billed Dowitcher
1Willet
10Greater Yellowlegs
50Least Sandpiper
8Western Sandpiper
24Semipalmated Sandpiper
20Laughing Gull
7Wood Stork
10Tricolored Heron
20Snowy Egret
40Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
2Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
4American Crow
10Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
XLittle Blue Heron
6Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Lesser Yellowlegs
5White Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
4Tree Swallow
1Northern Cardinal

August 25

5Mallard
2Rock Pigeon
3Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
5Sanderling
1Anhinga
1Green Heron
1Carolina Wren
1Seaside Sparrow
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
3Western Cattle-Egret
6Dunlin
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk

August 24

4Stilt Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Marsh Wren

August 23

1American Coot

August 21

22Canada Goose
20Marbled Godwit
1American Oystercatcher
1Glossy Ibis