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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 7

2Common Gallinule
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
4Northern Mockingbird
1Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
4Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Painted Bunting

June 4

1Wood Duck
26Mottled Duck
1Common Ground Dove
7Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1American Coot
6Black-necked Stilt
4Killdeer
8Laughing Gull
1Black Skimmer
3Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
20Wood Stork
5Anhinga
2Least Bittern
1Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
2Western Cattle-Egret
5Great Egret
2Brown Pelican
6Black Vulture
1Osprey
2Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
4Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
4House Finch
1Eastern Towhee
20Brown-headed Cowbird
2Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Indigo Bunting