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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.

April 30

2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Anhinga
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
12Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
2Wood Thrush
4House Finch
2American Goldfinch
7Brown-headed Cowbird
14Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Pine Warbler
8Summer Tanager
7Northern Cardinal
6Painted Bunting
1Black Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Crow
3Eastern Bluebird
1Purple Finch
2Swainson's Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler

April 26

1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1American Robin
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
5Wood Duck
10Mallard
2King Rail
1Sora
14Common Gallinule
21American Coot
2Killdeer
8Wilson's Snipe
3Solitary Sandpiper
12Lesser Yellowlegs
6Greater Yellowlegs
1Stilt Sandpiper
7Least Sandpiper
1Common Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
1American Bittern
1Least Bittern
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
5Western Cattle-Egret
5Great Egret
12Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-tailed Hawk
5Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
3Red-eyed Vireo
1Tree Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
14Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
11Eastern Meadowlark
2Orchard Oriole
56Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
7Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting