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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 Harbor Island Beach (restricted access)

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

April 18

3Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
2Semipalmated Plover
4Piping Plover
5Wilson's Plover
2Marbled Godwit
2Willet
6Ruddy Turnstone
50Red Knot
11Sanderling
2Dunlin
21Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
120Black Skimmer
7Least Tern
2Gull-billed Tern
33Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
5Sandwich Tern
27Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
6Brown Pelican
1Osprey

April 17

2Chimney Swift
3Clapper Rail
8Black-bellied Plover
214Whimbrel
78Least Sandpiper
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
5Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
3Northern Cardinal

April 14

1Short-billed Dowitcher
2Common Ground Dove
1Greater Yellowlegs