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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.

July 7

1Common Ground Dove
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
7American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
37Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
7Wilson's Plover
53Whimbrel
4Marbled Godwit
3Short-billed Dowitcher
23Willet
9Ruddy Turnstone
2Red Knot
3Sanderling
11Least Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
13Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
30Black Skimmer
21Least Tern
3Common Tern
2Sandwich Tern
6Royal Tern
8Roseate Spoonbill
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
43Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
12Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

July 4

2Clapper Rail