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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 Ft. Moultrie National Monument

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

September 26

1Willet ✓
5Ruddy Turnstone ✓
10Sanderling ✓
16Laughing Gull ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
5Brown Pelican ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1American Crow ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
3Mourning Dove ✓
3Chimney Swift ✓
1White Ibis ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
3Red-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
20Tree Swallow ✓
8Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
5Gray Catbird ✓
5Brown Thrasher ✓
2House Finch ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
1Ovenbird ✓
8Common Yellowthroat ✓
11American Redstart ✓
1Magnolia Warbler ✓
2Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
4Palm Warbler ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓
1American Oystercatcher ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Northern Waterthrush ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
2Cape May Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓

September 25

1Glossy Ibis ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Great Horned Owl ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Purple Martin ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓
1Veery ✓
2Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2Prairie Warbler ✓

September 24

2Clapper Rail ✓
1Sandwich Tern ✓
5Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1House Sparrow ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓

September 21

1Rock Pigeon ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓