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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 Sullivan's Island Nature Trail

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 14

1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Chimney Swift
1Killdeer
2Laughing Gull
2Royal Tern
5Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
6Great Crested Flycatcher
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Finch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1American Redstart
7Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting
5Rock Pigeon
1Ring-billed Gull
1Cooper's Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Eastern Bluebird
12Cedar Waxwing
2Common Grackle

May 13

1Common Nighthawk
2Chuck-will's-widow
1Bald Eagle
1Willet
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Black-whiskered Vireo
1Orchard Oriole
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
2Canada Goose
1Sandwich Tern
1Piping Plover
10Dunlin

May 11

1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5European Starling

May 10

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Gray-cheeked Thrush
1Common Yellowthroat

May 9

2Mallard
4Red Knot
27Sanderling
6Boat-tailed Grackle