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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.

May 4

9Wood Duck
7Common Gallinule
2Laughing Gull
9Roseate Spoonbill
1Least Bittern
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Chipping Sparrow
1Orchard Oriole
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
6Indigo Bunting
12Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Northern Bobwhite
7Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Greater Yellowlegs
2Anhinga
3Double-crested Cormorant
3Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
5Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
6Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
3Red-cockaded Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
15White-eyed Vireo
3Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
25Carolina Chickadee
25Tufted Titmouse
25Tree Swallow
6Barn Swallow
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
2American Robin
5House Finch
1American Goldfinch
12Eastern Towhee
21Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Hooded Warbler
7Yellow-throated Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
4Painted Bunting

May 3

3Spotted Sandpiper
6Bobolink
6Mallard
2Mottled Duck

May 1

2American Coot
1Green Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Prairie Warbler

April 30

1Rock Pigeon
2Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Acadian Flycatcher
1House Sparrow
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak