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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 1

6Wild Turkey
2Mourning Dove
1American Bittern
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
6Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-headed Woodpecker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Red-cockaded Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
8Northern Flicker
5Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
6Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
7Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2White-breasted Nuthatch
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Northern House Wren
2Marsh Wren
6Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
6White-throated Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
6Swamp Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
35Red-winged Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

December 29

10Wood Duck
3Northern Bobwhite
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
5Fish Crow
2Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Brown Creeper
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
7American Goldfinch
17Chipping Sparrow
8Common Grackle