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Mission Statement

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 -- Pine Island Unit (fall and winter restricted access)

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

April 20

4Wood Duck
5Wild Turkey
10Mourning Dove
12Common Gallinule
1Limpkin
3Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
2Green Heron
3Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
7Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
8Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
13White-eyed Vireo
3Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
5American Crow
9Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
15Tufted Titmouse
75Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
7Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Marsh Wren
18Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
15Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Savannah Sparrow
10Eastern Towhee
3Orchard Oriole
20Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
11Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
9Prothonotary Warbler
14Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
11Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
2Blue Grosbeak
2Painted Bunting

April 17

2King Rail
2American Coot
3Killdeer
2Wilson's Snipe
1Greater Yellowlegs
7Pied-billed Grebe
11Double-crested Cormorant
2Osprey
2Downy Woodpecker
5Northern House Wren
2Eastern Meadowlark
6Hooded Warbler
21Northern Cardinal