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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.

February 14

1Green-winged Teal
18Bufflehead
24Hooded Merganser
5Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
47Common Gallinule
12American Coot
5Ring-billed Gull
6Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
5White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
6American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Gray Catbird
12Eastern Bluebird
3Hermit Thrush
38Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1American Goldfinch
4Song Sparrow
12Red-winged Blackbird
3Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
26Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
9Northern Cardinal

February 11

2Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Northern Mockingbird

February 10

31Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Sora
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker
6Carolina Wren
2Chipping Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle