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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.

July 15

11Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
3Common Gallinule
3Laughing Gull
3Forster's Tern
2Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
2Anhinga
1White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
3Swallow-tailed Kite
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Eastern Kingbird
1Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting