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

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

October 25

18Canada Goose ✓
4Wood Duck ✓
67Ring-necked Duck
1Mourning Dove ✓
20Common Gallinule ✓
8American Coot ✓
3Killdeer ✓
2Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
5Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Anhinga ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
11White Ibis ✓
3Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
9Black Vulture ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
9Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
8American Crow ✓
6Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Tufted Titmouse ✓
150Tree Swallow ✓
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1Wood Thrush
1House Finch ✓
1Pine Siskin ✓
5White-throated Sparrow ✓
19Savannah Sparrow ✓
15Song Sparrow ✓
23Swamp Sparrow ✓
3Eastern Towhee ✓
4Eastern Meadowlark ✓
49Red-winged Blackbird ✓
16Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
23Common Grackle ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
12Palm Warbler ✓
4Pine Warbler ✓
63Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓

October 24

2Mallard ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
1American Bittern ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Dark-eyed Junco ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Brown Creeper ✓
1Red-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
1Orange-crowned Warbler ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 22

1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓