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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.

October 30

4Green-winged Teal
2Ring-necked Duck
8Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
5Common Gallinule
11American Coot
1Wilson's Snipe
2Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
2Anhinga
8Double-crested Cormorant
77White Ibis
2American Bittern
10Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
8Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
9Eastern Phoebe
3American Crow
4Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
100Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Northern House Wren
2Sedge Wren
3Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2American Goldfinch
1Clay-colored Sparrow
1White-crowned Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
29Savannah Sparrow
10Song Sparrow
13Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Meadowlark
46Red-winged Blackbird
29Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
3Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
31Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting