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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.

March 26

1Common Ground Dove
4Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
140Semipalmated Plover
15Piping Plover
6Wilson's Plover
9Marbled Godwit
7Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
27Willet
6Ruddy Turnstone
5Red Knot
33Sanderling
40Dunlin
13Least Sandpiper
6Western Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
3Laughing Gull
7Ring-billed Gull
6American Herring Gull
200Black Skimmer
3Least Tern
29Forster's Tern
8Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
2Great Egret
62Brown Pelican
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1White-eyed Vireo
3Fish Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
7Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
2Song Sparrow
7Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal