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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 Bear Island WMA (fall and winter restricted access)

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

December 21

150Tundra Swan
6Northern Shoveler
32Redhead
2Ring-necked Duck
9Bufflehead
6Hooded Merganser
12Ruddy Duck
4Forster's Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
3Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1American White Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Harrier
2Belted Kingfisher
1American Crow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
25Red-winged Blackbird
5Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 19

1Killdeer
1Ring-billed Gull
25White Ibis
8Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Eastern Phoebe
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird

December 18

3Mottled Duck
1Mourning Dove
15Common Gallinule
1American Coot
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Towhee
1Palm Warbler

December 16

2Gadwall
2Snowy Egret
1Bald Eagle
1Song Sparrow