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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.

January 4

4Killdeer
2Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Eastern Phoebe
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Northern Mockingbird
8American Robin
2White-throated Sparrow
11Swamp Sparrow
250Red-winged Blackbird
4Rusty Blackbird
50Common Grackle
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

January 2

5Hooded Merganser
2Mourning Dove
7Common Gallinule
3American Coot
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
4Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
125White Ibis
5Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
35Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
2American Goldfinch
35Chipping Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee

January 1

4Wild Turkey
1Cooper's Hawk
1American Kestrel
2Fish Crow
1Tree Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
8Eastern Bluebird
1Pine Warbler
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Northern House Wren
2Eastern Meadowlark