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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 Pinckney Island NWR

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

January 30

2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Eastern Bluebird
1Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue-winged Teal
33Bufflehead
31Hooded Merganser
11Red-breasted Merganser
4Mourning Dove
78Common Gallinule
17American Coot
1Black-bellied Plover
1Willet
1Laughing Gull
8Ring-billed Gull
2Forster's Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
1Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
6White Ibis
8Little Blue Heron
7Tricolored Heron
28Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
6Great Blue Heron
8American White Pelican
3Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
4Bald Eagle
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
8Red-bellied Woodpecker
7Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
10Carolina Wren
5Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
6Hermit Thrush
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
4White-throated Sparrow
8Song Sparrow
18Red-winged Blackbird
5Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat

January 28

2Red-tailed Hawk
2Swamp Sparrow

January 26

2Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker

January 25

1Greater Yellowlegs

January 24

2American Robin
1Wood Stork