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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.

April 20

2Eurasian Collared-Dove
3Mourning Dove
1Black-necked Stilt
8Short-billed Dowitcher
5Lesser Yellowlegs
3Willet
4Greater Yellowlegs
5Laughing Gull
2Forster's Tern
3Wood Stork
1Anhinga
2Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
3Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
3Northern Mockingbird
2Orchard Oriole
4Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
XClapper Rail
XKilldeer
XPied-billed Grebe
XDouble-crested Cormorant
XSnowy Egret
XGreat Blue Heron
XBlack Vulture
XRed-bellied Woodpecker
XDowny Woodpecker
XEastern Wood-Pewee
XAmerican Crow
XFish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTree Swallow
XRuby-crowned Kinglet
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
XSedge Wren
XCarolina Wren
XBrown Thrasher
XEastern Bluebird
XSavannah Sparrow
XSwamp Sparrow
XEastern Towhee
XCommon Grackle
XBoat-tailed Grackle
XBlack-and-white Warbler
XNorthern Parula
XYellow-rumped Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal
XBlue Grosbeak
XPainted Bunting

April 15

2Mottled Duck
1American Coot
8Long-billed Dowitcher
23Dunlin
2Pectoral Sandpiper
2Least Tern
14Glossy Ibis
25Roseate Spoonbill
4Little Blue Heron
155Great Egret
38American White Pelican
2Brown Pelican
9Turkey Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
4Great Crested Flycatcher
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
2American Robin
4House Finch
2Seaside Sparrow