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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 Bull's Island Ferry

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

April 26

3American Oystercatcher
6Whimbrel
7Short-billed Dowitcher
2Spotted Sandpiper
20Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
6Laughing Gull
12Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
1Common Loon
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
15Brown Pelican
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Turkey Vulture
2Boat-tailed Grackle

April 25

2Black-bellied Plover
28Semipalmated Plover
4Ruddy Turnstone
1Dunlin
2Western Sandpiper
2Ring-billed Gull
2Least Tern
2Green Heron
2Great Egret
2Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1Red-winged Blackbird