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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.

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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.

September 23

1Royal Tern
5White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Fish Crow

September 22

20Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
20Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
12White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
10Tufted Titmouse
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Towhee
8Red-winged Blackbird
6Boat-tailed Grackle
25Pine Warbler
10Northern Cardinal

September 21

25Western Cattle-Egret
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Common Yellowthroat

September 20

1American Coot
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
4Sandwich Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
1Bobolink
1Blue-winged Warbler
1Painted Bunting
4Glossy Ibis
1American White Pelican
1Brown Pelican
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Wood Stork
3Anhinga
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
4Eastern Bluebird