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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.

March 15

1Wood Duck
16Blue-winged Teal
16Northern Shoveler
8Gadwall
2American Wigeon
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
8Mourning Dove
26Common Gallinule
75American Coot
6Greater Yellowlegs
3Forster's Tern
12Pied-billed Grebe
20Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
9Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
35Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-headed Woodpecker
8Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
6American Crow
2Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Sedge Wren
3Marsh Wren
5Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
14Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
2Cedar Waxwing
2Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
10Eastern Towhee
14Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
7Common Grackle
15Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
3Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
18Northern Cardinal

March 14

2Mottled Duck
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Anhinga
4Glossy Ibis
17Black-crowned Night Heron
1Black Vulture
8Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
2Blue Jay
76Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-throated Sparrow