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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 7

1Canada Goose ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
2Hairy Woodpecker ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
2American Crow ✓
40Carolina Chickadee ✓
11Tufted Titmouse ✓
5Brown Creeper ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
13Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓
5European Starling ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
2Brown Thrasher ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
6Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
3Cape May Warbler ✓
2Magnolia Warbler ✓
6Palm Warbler ✓

October 6

2Solitary Sandpiper ✓
1Osprey ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1American Redstart ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
3Brown Pelican ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
2Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
6American Robin ✓
1Cedar Waxwing ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 5

4Blackpoll Warbler ✓