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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.

December 26

4Common Ground Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
1200Semipalmated Plover
5Piping Plover
11Wilson's Plover
2Marbled Godwit
2Willet
3Ruddy Turnstone
63Sanderling
300Dunlin
5Least Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
43Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
50Black Skimmer
1Caspian Tern
43Forster's Tern
8Royal Tern
36Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
9Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
4House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
7Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Palm Warbler
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

December 21

1American Oystercatcher
2Great Egret
1Swamp Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
23Rock Pigeon
1Clapper Rail
1Tricolored Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Brown-headed Nuthatch