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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.

August 21

2Common Ground Dove
3Mourning Dove
1American Avocet
9American Oystercatcher
8Black-bellied Plover
120Whimbrel
22Marbled Godwit
250Short-billed Dowitcher
150Willet
37Ruddy Turnstone
3Red Knot
40Sanderling
5Least Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
300Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
300Black Skimmer
46Least Tern
3Black Tern
13Common Tern
220Sandwich Tern
350Royal Tern
27Roseate Spoonbill
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
500Brown Pelican
2Carolina Wren
6Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
2Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

August 20

15Semipalmated Plover
1Osprey