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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.

February 10

2Common Ground Dove
9Black-bellied Plover
135Semipalmated Plover
9Piping Plover
2Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Long-billed Curlew
27Marbled Godwit
1Short-billed Dowitcher
4Willet
76Sanderling
26Dunlin
23Least Sandpiper
34Western Sandpiper
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
14Black Skimmer
3Caspian Tern
8Forster's Tern
6Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
4American White Pelican
8Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
1Northern Mockingbird
1Palm Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 6

14Wilson's Plover
1Ruddy Turnstone
6Laughing Gull
12Ring-billed Gull
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
2American Crow
1Eastern Towhee