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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 Cape Romain NWR--Bulls Island--Jack's Creek Impoundment

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

April 13

5Mottled Duck
2Pied-billed Grebe
14Common Gallinule
4American Coot
5Black-necked Stilt
3American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
20Short-billed Dowitcher
8Long-billed Dowitcher
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Willet
1Stilt Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
1Caspian Tern
6Forster's Tern
4Royal Tern
10Double-crested Cormorant
30American White Pelican
5Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Glossy Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
50Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
40Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Mourning Dove
2Chuck-will's-widow
10Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
16Black Skimmer
28Brown Pelican
1Green Heron
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal