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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.

July 2

1Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
9Semipalmated Plover
14Willet
4Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
6Black Skimmer
2Least Tern
2Common Tern
8Wood Stork
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
7Brown Pelican
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
15Barn Swallow
3Carolina Wren
8Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

June 30

4Common Ground Dove
1Reddish Egret

June 26

3Wilson's Plover
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Least Sandpiper
3Gull-billed Tern
5Black Tern
4Sandwich Tern
1Osprey
1Eastern Phoebe
1Common Grackle