Recent Sightings
The most timely sources of information about current sightings of birds both rare and common in the Carolinas are the carolinabirds mailing list and eBird. The most recent carolinabirds messages can be found at American Birding Association Birding News.
The list of eBird reviewers for the Carolinas is here.
Notable sightings that have been reported to eBird for recent dates.
“Notable” sightings are submitted to an eBird reviewer for acceptance. Only those sightings with a check mark by the species name have so far been accepted; others are pending confirmation.
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North Carolina notable sightings
December 9
| 1 | Yellow-throated Warbler ✓ | 451 Lakeshore Ln, Chapel Hill US-NC (35.9498,-79.0313) |
| Lillian Brown | Orange County map checklist | |
| 1 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 504 Redbud Rd, Chapel Hill US-NC (35.9501,-79.0294) |
| Tom Driscoll | Orange County map checklist | |
| 1 | Evening Grosbeak ✓ | Severin Street |
| Maria de Bruyn | Orange County map checklist Photo available |
December 8
December 7
December 6
December 5
| 1 | Great Egret | Ecusta Pond (private) |
| Frank Porter | Transylvania County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Western Tanager ✓ | 400 Lantz Ave, Salisbury US-NC (35.6899,-80.4870) |
| Ann Brownlee | Rowan County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Great Egret | Ecusta Pond (private) |
| Michael Plauché | Transylvania County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Great Egret | Ecusta Pond (private) |
| Frank Porter | Transylvania County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Egyptian Goose | Lake Julian Park |
| Stephan Martin | Buncombe County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Peregrine Falcon ✓ | Mid Pines Rd. |
| Jean Ells | Wake County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Prairie Warbler ✓ | Bald Head Island |
| Tom Baxter | Brunswick County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Lincoln's Sparrow ✓ | Sandy Creek Park |
| Roger Shaw | Durham County hotspot info checklist | |
| 60 | Short-billed Dowitcher ✓ | Southport-Ft Fisher Ferry |
| Tom Baxter | Brunswick County hotspot info checklist |
December 4
| 1 | Great Egret | Ecusta Pond (private) |
| Michael Plauché | Transylvania County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Common Goldeneye | 211 Perry Road, Troutman, North Carolina, US (35.7, -80.879) |
| Jonathan Cooley | Iredell County map checklist | |
| 1 | Common Gallinule ✓ | Beaufort Bypass |
| Jeannie Kraus | Carteret County map checklist | |
| 2 | Sandhill Crane ✓ | Beaufort Bypass |
| Jeannie Kraus | Carteret County map checklist | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird ✓ | North River Farms (permission required) |
| John Fussell | Carteret County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Surf Scoter ✓ | Southport-Ft Fisher Ferry |
| Tom Baxter | Brunswick County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird ✓ | North River Farms (permission required) |
| Jeannie Kraus | Carteret County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Great Egret ✓ | Lake Ansley C. Moore |
| Tracy Feldman | Scotland County hotspot info checklist |
December 3
| 5 | Cattle Egret ✓ | Friends house |
| caleb bronsink | Pitt County map checklist | |
| 1 | Anhinga ✓ | 5152–5178 N Church St, Greensboro US-NC (36.1622,-79.7881) |
| Heidi Good | Guilford County map checklist | |
| 1 | White-crowned Sparrow ✓ | Guilford--Humble Road (gravel) |
| Andrew Thornton | Guilford County map checklist | |
| 1 | Egyptian Goose | Lake Julian Park |
| Christopher Urban | Buncombe County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Marsh Wren | Walnut Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant Wetland |
| Tony-Cara Woods | Stokes County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | House Wren | Monteith Farmstead Park |
| David Clapp | Jackson County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Spotted Sandpiper ✓ | Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point |
| Lucas Bobay | Chatham County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | House Wren | Jackson Park |
| Kevin Burke | Henderson County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Glaucous Gull ✓ | Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
| Greg Hudson | Dare County map checklist Photo available |
South Carolina notable sightings
December 9
| 1 | Common Merganser | Forest Lake Causeway |
| Shawn Smolen-Morton | Florence County map checklist | |
| 1 | Western Tanager ✓ | Private Residence (Fort Mill) |
| Stephen Thomas | York County map checklist Photo available |
December 8
| 1 | Western Kingbird | Vermilion Flycatcher Stakeout,Georgetown (2017) |
| Steve Patterson | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird | Vermilion Flycatcher Stakeout,Georgetown (2017) |
| Debra Patterson | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Black-headed Gull | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Carl Miller | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Black-headed Gull | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Catherine Miller | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Cave Swallow | Huntington Beach SP |
| chris contakos | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Black-headed Gull | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Steve Patterson | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Black-headed Gull | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Debra Patterson | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Cave Swallow | Huntington Beach State Park |
| kathy hart | Georgetown County map checklist | |
| 9 | American Black Duck | Santee NWR--Cuddo Unit |
| Rebecca Jordan | Clarendon County hotspot info checklist |
December 7
| 1 | Black-headed Gull | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Donna Donnelly | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Black-headed Gull | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Harold Donnelly | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird ✓ | 1400 Harrelson St, Georgetown US-SC (33.3538,-79.2960) |
| Dennis Forsythe | Georgetown County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Common Merganser | Forest Lake Causeway |
| Shawn Smolen-Morton | Florence County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Cave Swallow | Huntington Beach SP--Mullet Pond |
| Dennis Forsythe | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Lake Busbee |
| John Hutchens | Horry County hotspot info checklist Photo available |
December 6
| 1 | Common Merganser | Forest Lake Causeway |
| Shawn Smolen-Morton | Florence County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Say's Phoebe ✓ | Clemson University--Simpson Research Station |
| George McHenry | Anderson County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Black-headed Gull ✓ | Georgetown WTP (no public access) |
| Charles Donnelly | Georgetown County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 8 | American White Pelican ✓ | Taw Caw Creek Park |
| Rebecca Jordan | Clarendon County hotspot info checklist Photo available |
December 5
| 1 | American Bittern ✓ | Lake Conestee Nature Park |
| Yves Limpalair | Greenville County hotspot info checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird ✓ | Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex |
| Mark Vukovich | Georgetown County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird ✓ | Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex |
| David McLean | Georgetown County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Western Kingbird ✓ | Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex |
| Andy Harrison | Georgetown County map checklist Photo available | |
| 1 | Lincoln's Sparrow ✓ | South Carolina Botanical Gardens |
| Harold Donnelly | Pickens County hotspot info checklist | |
| 11 | Sandhill Crane | Santee NWR |
| Vickie Bell | Clarendon County hotspot info checklist | |
| 1 | American Bittern ✓ | Lake Conestee Nature Park |
| Max Bolin | Greenville County hotspot info checklist |
December 4
December 3
The Carolina Bird Club Rare Bird Alert has been discontinued. A historical archive of the Rare Bird Alerts from 2003 to 2008 is online.