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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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By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Recent reports from Murrells Inlet Jetty

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

March 27

5Red-breasted Merganser
1Horned Grebe
1Mourning Dove
2Black-bellied Plover
3Wilson's Plover
1Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Sanderling
2Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
8Bonaparte's Gull
12Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
20Forster's Tern
2Royal Tern
2Common Loon
125Double-crested Cormorant
18Brown Pelican
2Little Blue Heron
5Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Eastern Bluebird
4House Finch
3White-throated Sparrow
8Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal