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Mission Statement

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 MCRD Parris Island- 3rd Bn Pond Causeway (Restricted Access)

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

April 23

5Blue-winged Teal
2Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
200Semipalmated Plover
72Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
58Dunlin
8Least Sandpiper
6Western Sandpiper
14Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
2Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
5Wood Stork
2Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1White Ibis
2Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Fish Crow
6Tree Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1European Starling
2Red-winged Blackbird
12Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle

April 22

1Black-bellied Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
11Greater Yellowlegs
1White-rumped Sandpiper
1Bald Eagle
14Barn Swallow