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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.

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Recent reports from Pinckney Island NWR

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

October 17

20Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
1Common Gallinule ✓
1White Ibis ✓
4Little Blue Heron ✓
15Tricolored Heron ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
4Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
40Red-winged Blackbird ✓

October 15

2Black-bellied Plover ✓
6Least Sandpiper ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
9Anhinga ✓
1Glossy Ibis ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3White-eyed Vireo ✓
5Blue Jay ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓
6Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
3Gray Catbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1House Finch ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓

October 14

1American Coot ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓

October 13

1Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
2Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Northern Parula ✓
1Summer Tanager ✓
1Indigo Bunting ✓
1Mottled Duck ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
2White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓
2American Redstart ✓

October 12

1Peregrine Falcon ✓
3Northern Yellow Warbler ✓

October 11

4Laughing Gull ✓
3Bald Eagle ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓