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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.

October 27

1Common Ground Dove
1Mourning Dove ✓
11Black-bellied Plover ✓
16Semipalmated Plover ✓
5Piping Plover ✓
22Marbled Godwit ✓
3Ruddy Turnstone ✓
30Sanderling ✓
80Dunlin ✓
4Least Sandpiper ✓
1Western Sandpiper ✓
20Laughing Gull ✓
8Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
5Forster's Tern ✓
2Sandwich Tern ✓
40Royal Tern ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2American White Pelican ✓
6Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 26

2American Oystercatcher ✓
1Wilson's Plover ✓
3Hudsonian Whimbrel ✓
6Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
250Black Skimmer ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
12Red-winged Blackbird ✓