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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.

August 12

20Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Mourning Dove
70Common Gallinule
1Wood Stork
600White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
20Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal

August 11

1Chimney Swift
1Laughing Gull
5Anhinga
1Least Bittern
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Green Heron
3Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Tufted Titmouse
8Barn Swallow
5Carolina Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
2Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager

August 9

1Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Willet
2Rock Pigeon
20Killdeer
2Sandwich Tern
1Osprey
1Black-and-white Warbler

August 7

1Painted Bunting
1Belted Kingfisher
3Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Towhee