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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 10

7Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mourning Dove
4Common Gallinule
3Anhinga
1000White Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
10Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
10Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
3Great Crested Flycatcher
4Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
5Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

July 9

XLaughing Gull
XWood Stork
XYellow-crowned Night Heron
XMississippi Kite
XRed-bellied Woodpecker
XDowny Woodpecker
XEastern Wood-Pewee
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
XYellow-throated Warbler
XSummer Tanager
1American Coot
2Least Bittern
2Fish Crow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Wood Duck
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
3White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
1House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird

July 8

1Roseate Spoonbill

July 7

1Red-tailed Hawk
2Purple Martin