Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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About the Club

Mission Statement

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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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 5

2	Eurasian Collared-Dove ✓
16	Mourning Dove ✓
1	Black-necked Stilt ✓
1	Greater Yellowlegs ✓
3	Laughing Gull ✓
1	Caspian Tern ✓
3	Wood Stork ✓
4	Anhinga ✓
1	Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2	Roseate Spoonbill ✓
5	Tricolored Heron ✓
1	Snowy Egret ✓
2	Great Egret ✓
1	Turkey Vulture ✓
3	Osprey ✓
1	Bald Eagle ✓
3	Mississippi Kite ✓
1	Belted Kingfisher ✓
1	Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1	Eastern Wood-Pewee ✓
1	Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
4	Eastern Kingbird ✓
5	Carolina Chickadee ✓
2	Tufted Titmouse ✓
3	Northern Mockingbird ✓
7	Eastern Bluebird ✓
1	House Finch ✓
13	Red-winged Blackbird ✓
2	Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1	Pine Warbler ✓
4	Northern Cardinal ✓
2	Indigo Bunting ✓

August 2

2	Mottled Duck ✓
2	Clapper Rail ✓
13	Common Gallinule ✓
1	Ring-billed Gull ✓
7	Least Tern ✓
3	Forster's Tern ✓
2	Sandwich Tern ✓
1	Royal Tern ✓
10	Pied-billed Grebe ✓
2	Least Bittern ✓
4	Green Heron ✓
1	Black Vulture ✓
1	Cooper's Hawk ✓
3	Blue Jay ✓
3	American Crow ✓
1	Marsh Wren ✓
4	Common Grackle ✓
1	Painted Bunting ✓
1	Wood Duck ✓
3	Killdeer ✓
3	Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
2	American Herring Gull ✓
2	Gull-billed Tern ✓
1	Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
2	Little Blue Heron ✓
1	Great Blue Heron ✓
1	Downy Woodpecker ✓
1	Barn Swallow ✓
1	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
1	Carolina Wren ✓
2	Boat-tailed Grackle ✓

August 1

2	Blue-winged Teal ✓
1	Black Skimmer ✓
2	Black Tern ✓
5	Glossy Ibis ✓
1	Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1	White-eyed Vireo ✓
2	Fish Crow ✓
5	Eastern Towhee ✓
1	Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
2	Blue Grosbeak ✓

July 31

1	Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1	Least Sandpiper ✓
1	White Ibis ✓
24	Swallow-tailed Kite ✓
300	Tree Swallow ✓
3	Common Yellowthroat ✓