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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.

August 2

2Eurasian Collared-Dove
3Common Ground Dove
50Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
45Semipalmated Plover
12Piping Plover
4Wilson's Plover
5Marbled Godwit
2Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
7Ruddy Turnstone
60Sanderling
3Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
40Laughing Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
15Black Tern
2Sandwich Tern
15Royal Tern
50White Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
2Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
5Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
10Northern Mockingbird
5House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Northern Cardinal

July 29

1Ring-billed Gull
13Least Tern
3Common Tern