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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 Fripp Island (restricted access)

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

May 13

10Whimbrel
2Willet
3Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1Least Tern
1Sandwich Tern
3Brown Pelican
2Little Blue Heron
3Snowy Egret
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
3Barn Swallow
3Eastern Bluebird
13Semipalmated Plover
2Sanderling
3Fish Crow
5Purple Martin
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
2Chimney Swift
3Clapper Rail
1American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
2Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Green Heron
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
6House Finch
3Common Yellowthroat
9Northern Cardinal

May 12

1Black Scoter
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Boat-tailed Grackle

May 11

26Red Knot
3Black Skimmer
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
9Red-winged Blackbird
7Painted Bunting
3Mourning Dove
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Common Loon
1Black Vulture
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Chickadee
1Anhinga
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Wood Stork
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
3European Starling