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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 Donnelley WMA--Fishburne/Lodge Pond (ONLY FOR BIRDING AT THIS IMMEDIATE POND AREA)

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

February 26

1White Ibis
13Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
16Turkey Vulture
1American Kestrel
1American Crow
15Tree Swallow

February 24

3Hooded Merganser
2Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Hermit Thrush
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 22

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Eastern Bluebird

February 20

4Killdeer
1Belted Kingfisher
1Carolina Wren
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Common Gallinule
4Greater Yellowlegs
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Double-crested Cormorant
2Black Vulture
2Swamp Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal