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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.

May 29

16Common Gallinule
50White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
3Green Heron
10Western Cattle-Egret
50Great Egret
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2American Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
6Red-winged Blackbird
15Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Painted Bunting
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Mourning Dove
2Wood Stork
2Snowy Egret
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
22Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
22Black-crowned Night Heron
8Tricolored Heron
4Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
5Downy Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
6White-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
13Carolina Chickadee
19Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
4House Finch
4Common Grackle

May 28

1Chuck-will's-widow

May 26

1Northern House Wren
1Northern Yellow Warbler

May 24

10Semipalmated Plover
4White-rumped Sandpiper
2Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker

May 23

20Sanderling
2Turkey Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Chimney Swift
1American Coot
1Killdeer
1Least Bittern
6Mississippi Kite
1Marsh Wren
1Chipping Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk