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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.

September 16

11Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
5Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
31Common Gallinule
5Pied-billed Grebe
2Wood Stork
9Anhinga
39White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black-crowned Night Heron
8Little Blue Heron
9Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
7Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
8American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
7Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow Warbler
3Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak

September 15

1Caspian Tern
1Royal Tern
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Northern Parula
3American Coot
3Double-crested Cormorant
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Eastern Kingbird
4Fish Crow
1Summer Tanager
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
3American Redstart

September 14

4Laughing Gull

September 12

1Cooper's Hawk