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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 Pinckney Island NWR

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

July 15

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Mourning Dove
13Common Gallinule
1Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
4Anhinga
445White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
12Little Blue Heron
8Tricolored Heron
29Snowy Egret
6Green Heron
8Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Pine Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting

July 12

1Least Bittern
1Cooper's Hawk

July 10

3Great Blue Heron

July 9

XYellow-crowned Night Heron
XMississippi Kite
XDowny Woodpecker
XEastern Wood-Pewee
XYellow-throated Warbler
XSummer Tanager
1American Coot