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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.

March 19

5Blue-winged Teal
3Common Gallinule
20American Coot
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
20Snowy Egret
10Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Tufted Titmouse
8Tree Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Wood Duck
1Northern Shoveler
3King Rail
8Wilson's Snipe
1Wood Stork
6American Bittern
5Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Brown Pelican
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
3White-eyed Vireo
6Carolina Chickadee
2Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
4Cedar Waxwing
1Chipping Sparrow
9Swamp Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
9Northern Parula
6Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
9Northern Cardinal