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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 16

6Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
11Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
5Brown Pelican
2Osprey
1Northern Harrier
3Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
5Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Brown Thrasher
5Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Baltimore Oriole
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
3Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Palm Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Veery
1Bobolink
1Indigo Bunting
1Painted Bunting

September 15

3Laughing Gull
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Gray Catbird
1Yellow Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Summer Tanager

September 14

8Snowy Egret
1Philadelphia Vireo
1Prairie Warbler
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
1Northern Parula
2House Sparrow
1Barred Owl
3Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1American Kestrel
2Merlin
1Eastern Kingbird
1Bank Swallow
2European Starling
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Cape May Warbler

September 13

3Sanderling
1Swainson's Thrush
1Eastern Towhee

September 12

1Forster's Tern
1Belted Kingfisher
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Blue Grosbeak

September 11

1Tricolored Heron
2Rock Pigeon
15White Ibis
7Purple Martin