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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.

January 6

6Common Gallinule
1Anhinga
26White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Phoebe
2Eastern Bluebird
19Hooded Merganser
4Mourning Dove
1Sora
7American Coot
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
7Little Blue Heron
19Snowy Egret
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
2American Goldfinch
2White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
5Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 4

7Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Bufflehead
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Downy Woodpecker
6Chipping Sparrow

January 1

3Blue-winged Teal
1Great Horned Owl
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1American Oystercatcher
1Willet
4Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Common Loon
2Brown Pelican
1Northern Flicker
2Fish Crow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Palm Warbler

December 31

1Mallard
1Double-crested Cormorant
2White-eyed Vireo
1Brown Creeper
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher