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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 ACE Basin NWR (fall and winter restricted access)

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

January 24

7Wood Duck
XNorthern Shoveler
XGadwall
XAmerican Wigeon
XNorthern Pintail
XGreen-winged Teal
XRing-necked Duck
1Lesser Scaup
15Ruddy Duck
1Mourning Dove
1Sora
5Common Gallinule
25Double-crested Cormorant
7White Ibis
1American Bittern
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
18Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
5Blue Jay
7American Crow
1Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
5Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
5House Finch
3American Goldfinch
5White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
40Red-winged Blackbird
9Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
3Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
80Blue-winged Teal
4Mottled Duck
3Hooded Merganser
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
18American Pipit
3Chipping Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow

January 23

8American Coot
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
3Sedge Wren
2Marsh Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
15American Robin
2Dark-eyed Junco
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler

January 21

1Great Horned Owl
1Hairy Woodpecker