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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.

August 25

6Mottled Duck
3Common Gallinule
4Gull-billed Tern
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Red-headed Woodpecker
3Blue Jay
1Northern Mockingbird
1Pine Warbler
4Mourning Dove
1Wood Stork
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
2Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
6Eastern Kingbird
1Tufted Titmouse

August 24

1American Coot
2Laughing Gull
2Royal Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Green Heron
2Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Barn Swallow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Prairie Warbler

August 22

2Killdeer
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Bluebird
4Least Sandpiper
1White-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Purple Martin
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Towhee
1Northern Waterthrush
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

August 21

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Black-necked Stilt
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Glossy Ibis