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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.

August 6

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
35Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
8Common Gallinule
4Laughing Gull
7Pied-billed Grebe
2Wood Stork
6Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
3Glossy Ibis
1Least Bittern
2Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Swallow-tailed Kite
7Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
6Eastern Wood-Pewee
5Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
3White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
7Barn Swallow
6Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Summer Tanager
3Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
5Indigo Bunting

August 5

1Royal Tern
1Black Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
3Wood Duck
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1American Coot
1Green Heron
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
3House Finch
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1American Redstart
17Northern Parula
6Painted Bunting

August 2

3Mottled Duck
1Cooper's Hawk
25Tree Swallow

August 1

2Roseate Spoonbill
3Northern Rough-winged Swallow
3Brown Thrasher