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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.

September 6

12Wood Duck
2Mourning Dove
10Common Gallinule
1Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
1Pectoral Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
3Wood Stork
5Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
4Green Heron
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
6White-eyed Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
8Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
6Tree Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
8Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
3Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak

September 5

1Pied-billed Grebe
2Double-crested Cormorant
3Downy Woodpecker
3Common Grackle
4Pine Warbler