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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.

July 3

2Black Scoter
6Mourning Dove
32American Oystercatcher
2Semipalmated Plover
7Wilson's Plover
5Ruddy Turnstone
3Sanderling
8Laughing Gull
80Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
4Black Tern
18Forster's Tern
3Common Tern
31Sandwich Tern
136Royal Tern
1Tricolored Heron
56Brown Pelican
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Carolina Chickadee
3Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1House Finch
1Red-winged Blackbird
6Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting

July 2

2Willet
2American Herring Gull
2Osprey

July 1

2Clapper Rail
2Double-crested Cormorant
3Northern Mockingbird