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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.

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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.

July 24

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
12Common Gallinule
2American Coot
1Purple Gallinule
1Black-bellied Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Laughing Gull
19Wood Stork
4Anhinga
300White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
7Tricolored Heron
24Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
4Great Egret
25Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
6Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
8Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Barn Swallow
8Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Parula

July 23

1Summer Tanager

July 22

6Rock Pigeon
5Black Skimmer
3Least Tern
2Royal Tern
1Least Bittern
1Bald Eagle
1Mississippi Kite
1Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Gray Catbird
2American Goldfinch
1Yellow-throated Warbler