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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.

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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 18

5Forster's Tern
2Anhinga
8Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
7Turkey Vulture
2Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Flicker
1Blue Jay
12Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
20Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
12American Robin
1Cedar Waxwing
4Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
5Red-winged Blackbird
4Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
40Green-winged Teal
30American Coot
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Pied-billed Grebe
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Black-crowned Night Heron
2Great Egret
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Northern Mockingbird

February 17

1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
3American Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Goldfinch
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Common Gallinule
1Downy Woodpecker
1Palm Warbler

February 14

3Wood Duck
1Mourning Dove
10Killdeer
20Lesser Yellowlegs
1White Ibis
2Eastern Phoebe
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
20Eastern Meadowlark
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
2Wilson's Snipe
1Brown Thrasher
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Common Yellowthroat
100Tundra Swan
3Blue-winged Teal
100Northern Shoveler
2Gadwall
2American Wigeon
2Mallard
2Mottled Duck
2Northern Pintail
4Bufflehead
4Hooded Merganser
2Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
1Willet
1Ring-billed Gull
5American White Pelican
1Osprey

February 13

2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Sedge Wren

February 12

1Merlin