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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.

April 17

1Laughing Gull
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
6Mourning Dove
42Common Gallinule
2Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Willet
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
14Anhinga
91White Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
11Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
13Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
75Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
8White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
2Fish Crow
10Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
3Gray Catbird
1Hermit Thrush
2Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
7Common Grackle
22Boat-tailed Grackle
1Palm Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Summer Tanager
2Painted Bunting
1American Robin
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat

April 15

1Downy Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet

April 14

1Baltimore Oriole
1Prairie Warbler
1Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
1Royal Tern
1Brown Pelican

April 13

1Sedge Wren
2Northern Mockingbird

April 12

1Killdeer
2Red-tailed Hawk
1Northern Flicker

April 11

1American Coot
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black Vulture