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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.

January 6

2Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1American Kestrel
275Tundra Swan
1Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
2Great Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
2Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
10American Robin
1Fox Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
22Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 5

1American Wigeon
34Mallard
6Greater Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-tailed Hawk
2Barred Owl
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Northern Flicker
1Merlin
7Eastern Phoebe
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Hermit Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Orange-crowned Warbler
2Belted Kingfisher
1Black-and-white Warbler

January 3

7American Black Duck
4Northern Pintail
16Green-winged Teal
2Wilson's Snipe
1Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
5American Crow
1Pine Warbler
1Northern Mockingbird
4Wood Duck
6Gadwall
5Black Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Brown Creeper
1Northern House Wren
3European Starling
4Eastern Bluebird
2500Red-winged Blackbird
12Common Grackle

January 2

8Canada Goose
1American Woodcock
1Red-shouldered Hawk
32Tree Swallow
1Savannah Sparrow