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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 1

12Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
21Common Gallinule
4Anhinga
250White Ibis
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
6Black-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
40Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
7Great Egret
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Bluebird
1Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal

June 29

2Double-crested Cormorant
5Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Carolina Wren
2House Finch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Painted Bunting
4Wood Duck
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Eastern Towhee
1Northern Parula
1Blue Grosbeak

June 25

1Royal Tern
1Black Vulture
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager