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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 Santee NWR -- Pine Island Unit (fall and winter restricted access)

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

March 12

4Common Gallinule
100American Coot
2Killdeer
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Vermilion Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
20Tree Swallow
3Golden-crowned Kinglet
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
6Field Sparrow
4White-throated Sparrow
4Savannah Sparrow
10Red-winged Blackbird
7Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
5Pine Warbler
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
6Wood Duck
4Green-winged Teal
1Northern Bobwhite
3Mourning Dove
2King Rail
1Sora
2Wilson's Snipe
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Pied-billed Grebe
8Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2White-eyed Vireo
1Barn Swallow
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
1Marsh Wren
1Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Rusty Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
4Palm Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Painted Bunting
4Ring-necked Duck
3Ring-billed Gull
1Common Loon
1Northern Harrier
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Black-and-white Warbler

March 11

2Mallard
8Redhead
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Hairy Woodpecker
2Blue-headed Vireo
1Sedge Wren
1Orange-crowned Warbler

March 9

1Canada Goose
1Gadwall
60White Ibis
1Great Horned Owl
2Purple Martin
1Winter Wren
8Eastern Meadowlark
1Bonaparte's Gull
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
1Northern House Wren
2Fox Sparrow

March 8

5Blue-winged Teal
1Brown Thrasher
1Gray Catbird

March 7

2House Finch