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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 Crackerneck WMA (Limited Access)

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

May 30

2Northern Bobwhite
4Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
3Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
3Eastern Bluebird
1Wood Thrush
4American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Kentucky Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
3Pine Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
6Blue Grosbeak
5Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting
2Wood Duck
14Wild Turkey
1Western Cattle-Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1American Kestrel
3Eastern Phoebe
1Eastern Kingbird
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
5Chipping Sparrow
6Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
2Common Grackle