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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.

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Recent reports from Kiawah Island--Beachwalker County Park (Parking + Boardwalk + Immediate Beach Only)

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

March 12

1Lesser Scaup
1Chuck-will's-widow
11American Oystercatcher
5Black-bellied Plover
200Semipalmated Plover
1American Woodcock
10Willet
16Sanderling
500Dunlin
1Parasitic Jaeger
11Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
100Black Skimmer
12Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
50Double-crested Cormorant
30Brown Pelican
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 11

51Black Scoter
16Piping Plover
4Red Knot
1American Herring Gull
3Red-throated Loon
1Common Loon
7White Ibis
2Red-tailed Hawk
6Carolina Chickadee
56Tree Swallow
1Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

March 9

8Red-breasted Merganser
2Ruddy Turnstone

March 6

1Downy Woodpecker
2Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
4White-throated Sparrow