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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 Harbor Island Beach (restricted access)

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

May 1

2Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
7Black-bellied Plover
11Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
27Whimbrel
2Willet
8Ruddy Turnstone
30Red Knot
15Dunlin
17Least Sandpiper
10Laughing Gull
9Black Skimmer
1Gull-billed Tern
2Sandwich Tern
11Royal Tern
10Brown Pelican

April 30

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Common Nighthawk
3Chimney Swift
6Wilson's Plover
13Short-billed Dowitcher
57Sanderling
7Western Sandpiper
5Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
16Least Tern
9Forster's Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
5Roseate Spoonbill
1Snowy Egret
2Fish Crow
5Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
7Bobolink
3Red-winged Blackbird
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

April 28

1Red-breasted Merganser
1Common Ground Dove
6Marbled Godwit
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Crow
1Carolina Wren
4European Starling
2Eastern Bluebird
1House Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle

April 25

1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Caspian Tern
1Little Blue Heron
2Osprey