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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 Harbor Island (restricted access)

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

November 2

9Rock Pigeon
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
6Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
2Wood Stork
1Anhinga
1White Ibis
6Little Blue Heron
3Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
9Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
12Tree Swallow
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
8Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Winter Wren
3Carolina Wren
30European Starling
1Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
6Eastern Bluebird
10House Finch
2White-throated Sparrow
10Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
27Red-winged Blackbird
13Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

November 1

11Black Scoter
3Common Ground Dove
5American Avocet
2Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
1Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Roseate Spoonbill
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
4Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Merlin
6Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
2Brown Thrasher
2Hermit Thrush
11American Robin
2House Sparrow
1American Pipit
2American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
1Lark Sparrow
1Seaside Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow
2Saltmarsh Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Baltimore Oriole
9Boat-tailed Grackle
2Orange-crowned Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Indigo Bunting

October 31

2Forster's Tern
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Common Grackle
1Black-throated Blue Warbler