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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 Sea Pines Forest Preserve

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

March 12

3Ring-billed Gull
3Pied-billed Grebe
3Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Osprey
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Mockingbird
1Common Grackle
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Common Goldeneye
4Wood Stork
5White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Green Heron
1Northern Flicker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Song Sparrow
1Pine Warbler
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3White-eyed Vireo
1Brown Thrasher
3Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
5Palm Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler

March 10

1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Blue Jay
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Hermit Thrush
1White-throated Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow

March 8

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk

March 7

1Bufflehead
1Laughing Gull
6Brown Pelican
2Fish Crow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet

March 6

1Forster's Tern
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Snowy Egret
8Tree Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Red-winged Blackbird
20Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler