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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 Ft. Moultrie National Monument

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

April 23

2Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Sanderling
6Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
10Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
10Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
2House Sparrow
5House Finch
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
4Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting
6Black Scoter
2Chimney Swift
1Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Osprey
1White-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
10Tree Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1House Wren
11Gray Catbird
16Cedar Waxwing
4Savannah Sparrow
3Orchard Oriole
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Indigo Bunting

April 20

1Carolina Chickadee
1Purple Martin
1Hermit Thrush
1Wood Thrush
8Whimbrel
2Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
1Purple Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
1Tricolored Heron
2Western Cattle Egret
1Great Egret
1Glossy Ibis
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
2Downy Woodpecker
1White-crowned Sparrow
1Palm Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 19

1Belted Kingfisher
38Red Knot
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

April 18

1Northern Flicker
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Summer Tanager

April 17

1Bonaparte's Gull
1Sandwich Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
8Song Sparrow
2Bobolink
1Louisiana Waterthrush
1Prairie Warbler