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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.

April 6

4Blue-winged Teal
1American Wigeon
2Mallard
13Mottled Duck
2Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
1Sora
14Common Gallinule
32American Coot
12Black-necked Stilt
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
14Short-billed Dowitcher
3Long-billed Dowitcher
100Lesser Yellowlegs
20Greater Yellowlegs
6Dunlin
100Least Sandpiper
6Pectoral Sandpiper
11Semipalmated Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
3Caspian Tern
9Forster's Tern
3Common Tern
3Royal Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
27Wood Stork
5Anhinga
6Double-crested Cormorant
95Glossy Ibis
6Roseate Spoonbill
1American Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
85Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
11Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
8American White Pelican
3Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
6Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
80Tree Swallow
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Savannah Sparrow
26Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
47Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal