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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 Alligator River NWR--Sawyer Lake Rd.

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

March 1

12American Black Duck
900Northern Pintail
8Green-winged Teal
3Mourning Dove
3Killdeer
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Gray Catbird
2Eastern Bluebird
4Song Sparrow
8Eastern Meadowlark
4Common Grackle
2Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

February 28

21Mallard
1Wilson's Snipe
1Great Horned Owl
4European Starling
3American Robin
3White-throated Sparrow
1Northern Harrier
1Red-tailed Hawk
4Northern Flicker
1Savannah Sparrow
1Northern Bobwhite
11Long-billed Dowitcher
1Hermit Thrush
12Swamp Sparrow
60Red-winged Blackbird
2Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
1Northern Shoveler
4Ring-necked Duck
4Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Hairy Woodpecker
2American Crow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
10Carolina Wren
85Boat-tailed Grackle

February 25

15Tundra Swan
3Black-bellied Plover
100Short-billed Dowitcher
130Dunlin
4Western Sandpiper
1Merlin

February 22

2Lesser Yellowlegs
1Eastern Phoebe