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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 10

5Common Gallinule
3Forster's Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
4Black-crowned Night Heron
4Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
6Black Vulture
16Turkey Vulture
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Red-headed Woodpecker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
7American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
3White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
8Chipping Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Eastern Meadowlark
1Common Yellowthroat
13Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 8

1Mourning Dove
1American Kestrel
5Red-winged Blackbird
40Brown-headed Cowbird
1Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
6Yellow-rumped Warbler