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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 Mackay Island NWR

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

September 30

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo ✓
3American Avocet ✓
1Killdeer ✓
4Semipalmated Plover ✓
13Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
XLeast Sandpiper ✓
XSemipalmated Sandpiper ✓
12Laughing Gull ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3White Ibis ✓
1Glossy Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
6Snowy Egret ✓
4Great Egret ✓
8Turkey Vulture ✓
3Osprey ✓
2Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
3Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
15Tree Swallow ✓
3Barn Swallow ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓

September 29

15Canada Goose ✓
15Green-winged Teal ✓
1King Rail ✓
2Black-bellied Plover ✓
15Pectoral Sandpiper ✓
1Caspian Tern ✓
2Northern Harrier ✓
2Merlin ✓
3Peregrine Falcon ✓
2Common Grackle ✓

September 27

1Sora ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
4American Redstart ✓
1Northern Parula ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Chestnut-sided Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1White-rumped Sandpiper ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Wood Duck ✓
20Blue-winged Teal ✓
3Spotted Sandpiper ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1Marsh Wren ✓