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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.

November 14

39Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
8Wood Duck ✓
4Hooded Merganser ✓
1Ruddy Duck ✓
52Common Gallinule ✓
10American Coot ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Wood Stork ✓
2Anhinga ✓
25White Ibis ✓
4Little Blue Heron ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
42Snowy Egret ✓
3Great Egret ✓
5Great Blue Heron ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
5Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
3American Crow ✓
11Fish Crow ✓
9Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
5Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
7Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Hermit Thrush ✓
1House Finch ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
3White-throated Sparrow ✓
5Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
5Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
26Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
7Northern Cardinal ✓
1Northern Shoveler ✓
2Gadwall ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Mourning Dove ✓

November 13

2Green-winged Teal ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Roseate Spoonbill ✓
16American White Pelican ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Tree Swallow ✓
1American Robin ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓

November 12

1Royal Tern ✓

November 11

2Dunlin ✓

November 8

2Mallard ✓
2Laughing Gull ✓
4Ring-billed Gull ✓
8Brown Pelican ✓
2Black-bellied Plover ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Yellow-throated Warbler ✓