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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.

November 4

9Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
52Common Gallinule ✓
1American Coot ✓
3Royal Tern ✓
2Wood Stork ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
31White Ibis ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
5Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
4American Crow ✓
5Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
7Eastern Bluebird ✓
2House Finch ✓
2Song Sparrow ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
5Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
10Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓

November 3

2Anhinga ✓
4Little Blue Heron ✓
7Tricolored Heron ✓
3Great Blue Heron ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
4Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓

November 2

2Green Heron ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓

November 1

2Laughing Gull ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1American Oystercatcher ✓
2Black-bellied Plover ✓
1Prairie Willet ✓
24Least Sandpiper ✓
2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓

October 31

4Mourning Dove ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
28Dunlin ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
9Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Northern Parula ✓