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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 17

1Mallard
40Bufflehead
100Common Gallinule
6American Coot
1Killdeer
1Horned Grebe
2Wood Stork
3Double-crested Cormorant
14White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
5Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
12American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
4Chipping Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
3Red-winged Blackbird
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
30Hooded Merganser
7Mourning Dove
2Sora
2Black-bellied Plover
2Willet
14Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
5Common Loon
1Anhinga
9Tricolored Heron
19American White Pelican
2Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Blue Jay
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Hermit Thrush
14Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
3American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Palm Warbler

January 13

1Laughing Gull
2Black Vulture

January 12

1Blue-winged Teal