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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

October 16

12Northern Pintail ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
3Chimney Swift ✓
XDouble-crested Cormorant ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
5American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Tree Swallow ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
5European Starling ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓
7Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
4Barn Swallow ✓
1American Robin ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Bobolink ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓

October 14

15Brown Pelican ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Western Kingbird ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
3Cedar Waxwing ✓
5American Goldfinch ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓

October 13

1Summer Tanager ✓
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓