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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 Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary and Center

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

September 30

1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2American Redstart ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
1Chimney Swift ✓
1Killdeer ✓
5Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Solitary Sandpiper ✓
2Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
87Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
4Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
4Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
1Fish Crow ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
6Carolina Wren ✓
20European Starling ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
3Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
5American Robin ✓
4House Finch ✓
3Savannah Sparrow ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
4Baltimore Oriole ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
9Pine Warbler ✓
13Northern Cardinal ✓

September 27

1Royal Tern ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓

September 26

1Northern House Wren ✓
4Cedar Waxwing ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Blue Grosbeak ✓