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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 27

4Killdeer ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
4Greater Yellowlegs ✓
8White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
2Great Egret ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
2Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Hooded Warbler ✓
6American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓
8Canada Goose ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
4Wood Duck ✓
3Anhinga ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Veery ✓
1Swainson's Thrush ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

September 26

1House Finch ✓
16Chimney Swift ✓
7Common Gallinule ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
10Wood Stork ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
3Red-tailed Hawk ✓
6Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
6Tree Swallow ✓
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
1Barn Swallow ✓
2Bobolink ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓

September 25

2Rock Pigeon ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Acadian Flycatcher ✓
1Bank Swallow ✓