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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 N. Folly Island--Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve

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

April 24

1Black Scoter
2Clapper Rail
1American Oystercatcher
4Black-bellied Plover
4Semipalmated Plover
9Wilson's Plover
4Willet
10Ruddy Turnstone
34Red Knot
9Sanderling
4Dunlin
11Least Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
2Herring Gull
8Black Skimmer
3Least Tern
1Forster's Tern
4Sandwich Tern
105Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
28Brown Pelican
1Tricolored Heron
5Red-winged Blackbird

April 23

3Red-breasted Merganser
4Mourning Dove
6Whimbrel
1Gull-billed Tern
3Snowy Egret
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
3Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
2Boat-tailed Grackle
6Northern Cardinal
4Painted Bunting

April 20

1Ruddy Duck
2Rock Pigeon
1White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1American Goldfinch