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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 Palmetto Bluff--River Road Preserve

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

May 14

2Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
1Forster's Tern
6Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
3Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
5Green Heron
4Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3White-breasted Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal

May 9

2Mourning Dove
2Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
3Great Egret
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Yellow-throated Vireo
5Tree Swallow
1Purple Martin
12Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Painted Bunting