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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.

April 1

2Blue-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
2Common Gallinule
1Black-necked Stilt
2Wilson's Snipe
4Lesser Yellowlegs
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
20White Ibis
2Roseate Spoonbill
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
70Tree Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
4Chipping Sparrow
4White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
10Eastern Towhee
20Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Parula
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1American Coot
3Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Boat-tailed Grackle

March 31

3Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Hermit Thrush
2Laughing Gull
4Turkey Vulture
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Savannah Sparrow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
6Pine Warbler

March 30

2Double-crested Cormorant
1Black Vulture
1Blue-headed Vireo
2Song Sparrow

March 29

1Mottled Duck
1Willet
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Palm Warbler
4Killdeer