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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 Hunting Island SP--South Beach

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

March 8

1Greater Scaup
35Lesser Scaup
45Black Scoter
4Willet
2Bonaparte's Gull
3Laughing Gull
6Ring-billed Gull
5Forster's Tern
4Red-throated Loon
1Common Loon
10Double-crested Cormorant
7Brown Pelican

March 6

7Bufflehead
3Red-breasted Merganser
5Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
7Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Palm Warbler
13Yellow-rumped Warbler