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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 Donnelley WMA (partial fall and winter restricted access)

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

November 8

6Mourning Dove ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
1Sora ✓
7Common Gallinule ✓
2American Coot ✓
2Pied-billed Grebe ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
5Anhinga ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill ✓
1Black-crowned Night Heron ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
3Tricolored Heron ✓
1Snowy Egret ✓
7Great Egret ✓
8Great Blue Heron ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
7Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
3Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
5Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
2Northern Flicker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
4Eastern Phoebe ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
11American Crow ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Northern House Wren ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
1Eastern Marsh Wren ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
3House Finch ✓
2American Goldfinch ✓
9Chipping Sparrow ✓
2White-throated Sparrow ✓
4Savannah Sparrow ✓
3Song Sparrow ✓
10Swamp Sparrow ✓
5Eastern Towhee ✓
9Eastern Meadowlark ✓
14Red-winged Blackbird ✓
6Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
8Common Grackle ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
2Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
5Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Northern Cardinal ✓