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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.

May 6

20Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
40Common Gallinule
10Anhinga
400White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
4Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
25Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
12Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
7Eastern Bluebird
14Bobolink
20Red-winged Blackbird
20Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Parula
5Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
12Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting
2Chimney Swift
2Semipalmated Plover
4Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
12Double-crested Cormorant
1Least Bittern
7Snowy Egret
4Green Heron
2Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1American Crow
4Barn Swallow
6Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
5Brown-headed Cowbird

May 5

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Willet
1Dunlin
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1White-breasted Nuthatch
8Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Summer Tanager

May 4

XBlue-winged Teal
XWestern Cattle-Egret
XSwainson's Thrush
XYellow-breasted Chat
XIndigo Bunting

May 3

2Black-bellied Plover
2Least Sandpiper
1Western Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Black-and-white Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
3Greater Yellowlegs
3Glossy Ibis
1Northern Harrier
3Tree Swallow
2Northern Yellow Warbler