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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 1

13Mottled Duck
1Mourning Dove
4Common Gallinule
2American Coot
3Laughing Gull
6Anhinga
1Least Bittern
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Snowy Egret
1Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
50Tree Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
5Eastern Towhee
15Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
15Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
3Summer Tanager
18Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

April 30

1Rock Pigeon
2Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
3Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Brown Thrasher
1House Sparrow
1American Goldfinch
1Yellow-breasted Chat
75Bobolink
5Orchard Oriole
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak

April 25

5Wild Turkey
3Roseate Spoonbill
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
1Blue Grosbeak
13Wood Duck
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
4Pied-billed Grebe
30White Ibis
1Bald Eagle
4Mississippi Kite
5Fish Crow
4Savannah Sparrow
4Black-and-white Warbler
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Black-throated Blue Warbler
3Painted Bunting