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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.

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Recent reports from Mackay Island NWR

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

August 17

16Mallard
1American Black Duck
1Mourning Dove
4Killdeer
100Semipalmated Plover
250Short-billed Dowitcher
1Wilson's Snipe
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
7Lesser Yellowlegs
4Greater Yellowlegs
6Stilt Sandpiper
200Least Sandpiper
25Pectoral Sandpiper
30Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
24White Ibis
9Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
12Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
300Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
6Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
14Red-winged Blackbird
7Common Grackle
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

August 16

50Canada Goose
3Wood Duck
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Bald Eagle
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Carolina Chickadee
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Chipping Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle

August 15

1Gadwall
XRock Pigeon
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1King Rail
1Willet
8Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1Black Skimmer
1Royal Tern
6Glossy Ibis
2Least Bittern
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Peregrine Falcon
XFish Crow
XEuropean Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
1Common Yellowthroat

August 13

2Black Vulture
1Northern Harrier

August 11

1Caspian Tern
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron