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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 18

3Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
6Killdeer
31Whimbrel
13Laughing Gull
2Forster's Tern
4Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
7Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
6Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
4Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
56Barn Swallow
4Carolina Wren
7Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
13House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
10Northern Cardinal
4Painted Bunting

May 17

1Cooper's Hawk
1Black-whiskered Vireo
1Purple Martin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
5Common Grackle

May 16

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Red-eyed Vireo
2American Redstart
1Northern Parula

May 15

1Red Knot
3Tree Swallow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Rock Pigeon

May 14

XSemipalmated Sandpiper
8Sanderling
1Ring-billed Gull
1White-eyed Vireo
1Summer Tanager

May 13

3Black Scoter
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Great Egret
1European Starling
1Northern Waterthrush
3Common Yellowthroat