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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.

July 7

4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
6Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
51Common Gallinule
2Wood Stork
16Anhinga
235White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
19Black-crowned Night Heron
37Little Blue Heron
42Tricolored Heron
37Snowy Egret
13Green Heron
24Great Egret
7Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
10American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
3Eastern Towhee
18Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
11Boat-tailed Grackle
4Northern Cardinal
7Painted Bunting

July 6

2Rock Pigeon
1Chimney Swift
1Laughing Gull
1Royal Tern
4Roseate Spoonbill
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Pileated Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Barn Swallow
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
4House Finch

July 5

2Red-tailed Hawk
1Chipping Sparrow
3Summer Tanager

July 4

1Clapper Rail
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Least Bittern
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1European Starling
2Willet
9Brown-headed Cowbird