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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 ACE Basin NWR--Edisto Unit (partial fall and winter restricted access)

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 14

2Blue-winged Teal
4Mottled Duck
1Mourning Dove
4Common Gallinule
7American Coot
6Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
16Lesser Yellowlegs
8Laughing Gull
7Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
5Glossy Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
5Tricolored Heron
12Snowy Egret
10Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
6Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
3Blue Jay
1Marsh Wren
14Red-winged Blackbird
15Boat-tailed Grackle

April 13

2Wild Turkey
1Chimney Swift
28Greater Yellowlegs
1Caspian Tern
1Wood Stork
5Little Blue Heron
4Red-headed Woodpecker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
9Great Crested Flycatcher
15White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
3Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
150Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
12Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
7Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
3Eastern Bluebird
6White-throated Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
22Northern Parula
7Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
11Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
11Northern Cardinal

April 12

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4Clapper Rail
1Whimbrel
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Belted Kingfisher
1Merlin
6Cedar Waxwing
1Swamp Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird