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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.

February 6

6Wood Duck
2Blue-winged Teal
5Mallard
4Mottled Duck
50Green-winged Teal
6Hooded Merganser
5Wild Turkey
6Mourning Dove
5Common Gallinule
8Killdeer
1Bonaparte's Gull
12Pied-billed Grebe
4Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
3Roseate Spoonbill
1Black-crowned Night Heron
7Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
2Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
3Red-headed Woodpecker
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
4Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay
6American Crow
1Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
100Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
7Eastern Bluebird
2American Pipit
1Dark-eyed Junco
6White-throated Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
4Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
8Eastern Meadowlark
200Red-winged Blackbird
30Common Grackle
1Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

February 5

50Chipping Sparrow

February 4

2Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Belted Kingfisher