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Mission Statement

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 Brookgreen Botanical Gardens (please do not report captive birds)

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

May 8

2Canada Goose
2Wild Turkey
1Chimney Swift
1Anhinga
1Snowy Egret
6Turkey Vulture
3Red-shouldered Hawk
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
3Brown Thrasher
8Northern Mockingbird
3American Robin
6House Finch
12Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
19Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

May 7

2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Cedar Waxwing
1Orchard Oriole
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Magnolia Warbler
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler

May 6

1Eastern Kingbird
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Indigo Bunting
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Great Egret
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Eastern Bluebird
2Swamp Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
7Common Grackle

May 5

1Gray Catbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
1Black Vulture
3Purple Martin
1Chipping Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
6Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
4Semipalmated Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
1White-rumped Sandpiper
3Least Sandpiper
1Least Tern
5Royal Tern
2White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
20Tree Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Wood Thrush
2Eastern Towhee
2Summer Tanager

May 4

1Rock Pigeon
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird

May 3

1Reddish Egret
1Bald Eagle