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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 Santee NWR--Bluff Unit (fall and winter restricted access)

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

September 4

1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
6Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
5White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
3American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1American Robin
1Eastern Towhee
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
5Northern Parula
2Yellow Warbler
2Pine Warbler
6Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal

September 2

2Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
7Anhinga
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
3Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
4Fish Crow
15Tree Swallow
4Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
2American Goldfinch
15Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
2Chestnut-sided Warbler
5Painted Bunting

September 1

3Rock Pigeon
11Common Gallinule
1Great Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Baltimore Oriole
1Northern Waterthrush
1Prairie Warbler
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Killdeer
1Little Blue Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
1Northern Harrier
1Blue-winged Warbler
2Bank Swallow
1Purple Martin

August 31

1Wood Duck
1Red-tailed Hawk