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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 Waccamaw NWR--Hasty Point

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

January 12

1000Wood Duck
1American Bittern
1Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
2Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
8American Crow
2Carolina Wren
1House Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1200Red-winged Blackbird
25Boat-tailed Grackle
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 10

6Wild Turkey
1Mourning Dove
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
1Pine Warbler

January 9

1Carolina Chickadee
30Tree Swallow
1Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow

January 8

1Pileated Woodpecker
1King Rail
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
50Common Grackle
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Common Yellowthroat