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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 Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary and Center

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

May 12

2Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
1Mallard
2Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Royal Tern
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
5American Crow
2Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
6Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
30Red-winged Blackbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

May 10

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Common Yellowthroat
1Prairie Warbler
14Semipalmated Plover
12Least Sandpiper
9Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Turkey Vulture
1Merlin
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
18Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow
8European Starling
3Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Field Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
4Brown-headed Cowbird
6Common Grackle
1Northern Yellow Warbler
1Blackpoll Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1Great Horned Owl

May 9

1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Marsh Wren
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Killdeer
50Sanderling
1Belted Kingfisher
10Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1King Rail
1White-eyed Vireo
1Chipping Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
1American Herring Gull
1Northern Mockingbird
1Forster's Tern
1Least Bittern
1Tricolored Heron
9Brown Pelican
1Northern Harrier

May 8

2Clapper Rail
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Wood Thrush
1Song Sparrow
2Caspian Tern
1Downy Woodpecker
2White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Parula