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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.

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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.

June 3

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
128White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
5Mourning Dove
50Common Gallinule
14Laughing Gull
7Royal Tern
6Wood Stork
40Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
10Tricolored Heron
45Snowy Egret
7Green Heron
70Great Egret
7Black Vulture
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
5Carolina Wren
7Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
5American Goldfinch
17Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
10Boat-tailed Grackle
5Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler

June 2

1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
1Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
3Barn Swallow
1Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

June 1

1Killdeer
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
9American Crow
1Orchard Oriole
1Summer Tanager

May 31

2Rock Pigeon

May 29

10Western Cattle-Egret
2Northern Mockingbird
1Red-tailed Hawk
6White-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
1Gray Catbird

May 28

1Chuck-will's-widow