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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.

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Recent reports from Pinckney Island NWR

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

April 23

30Common Gallinule
4American Coot
2Purple Gallinule
10Anhinga
3Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
12Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
100Great Egret
2Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
5Red-winged Blackbird
16Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Clapper Rail
2Whimbrel
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1Caspian Tern
1Wood Stork
1Black-crowned Night Heron
10Great Blue Heron
2White Ibis
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
1House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Wood Duck
1Bufflehead
3Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
3Summer Tanager
1Common Yellowthroat
1Palm Warbler

April 22

2Spotted Sandpiper
2Willet
4Forster's Tern
1Brown Pelican
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1American Robin
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 21

1Pied-billed Grebe
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Tree Swallow
1House Finch

April 20

1Barn Swallow

April 18

1Black-bellied Plover
1Blue Grosbeak

April 17

2Western Cattle Egret
10Glossy Ibis
1Chipping Sparrow