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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.

May 16

10Wood Duck
5Mourning Dove
4Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
5Common Gallinule
2Killdeer
1Pied-billed Grebe
12Anhinga
2Least Bittern
3Little Blue Heron
3Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
5Osprey
4Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Barred Owl
4Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Acadian Flycatcher
3Great Crested Flycatcher
6Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
7American Crow
5Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
100Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
2Bobolink
2Eastern Meadowlark
10Orchard Oriole
35Red-winged Blackbird
10Brown-headed Cowbird
12Common Grackle
7Boat-tailed Grackle
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Prothonotary Warbler
8Common Yellowthroat
4Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
5Painted Bunting

May 15

1Ovenbird
2American Redstart