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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.

June 24

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mottled Duck
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
8Mourning Dove
30Common Gallinule
2Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
6Pied-billed Grebe
20Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
12Least Bittern
2Black-crowned Night Heron
4Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Cooper's Hawk
12Mississippi Kite
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
6Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
8Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
100Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
20Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
8Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting