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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 29

6Blue-winged Teal
2Mourning Dove
8Common Gallinule
1Black-necked Stilt
1Black-bellied Plover
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
10Laughing Gull
3Wood Stork
1Anhinga
10White Ibis
4Glossy Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
12Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
1American Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1Seaside Sparrow
8Red-winged Blackbird
6Boat-tailed Grackle

March 27

8Northern Shoveler
2Mottled Duck
68American Coot
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
5Short-billed Dowitcher
17Red Knot
7Sanderling
16Dunlin
58Least Sandpiper
6Western Sandpiper
1Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
6Royal Tern
7Pied-billed Grebe
6Double-crested Cormorant
13Tricolored Heron
8Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Loggerhead Shrike
3Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
14Tree Swallow
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
7Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
13Cedar Waxwing
6Savannah Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal