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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.

October 1

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
9Common Gallinule ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
11White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Yellow-throated Vireo ✓
5American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
3Eastern Bluebird ✓
11Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
3Pine Warbler ✓
1Yellow-throated Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

September 30

4Clapper Rail ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
5Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
7Turkey Vulture ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5White-eyed Vireo ✓
4Blue Jay ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
6American Redstart ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓

September 29

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Anhinga ✓
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron ✓
2Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
2Osprey ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1House Finch ✓

September 28

1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓