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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.

May 13

2Wood Duck
1Mallard
3Mottled Duck
9Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
1Clapper Rail
25Common Gallinule
3Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Lesser Yellowlegs
47Semipalmated Sandpiper
11Laughing Gull
13Wood Stork
1Anhinga
3Tricolored Heron
12Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
60Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
4Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
8Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
8Pileated Woodpecker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
10Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
7White-eyed Vireo
6Yellow-throated Vireo
5Red-eyed Vireo
5Blue Jay
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
14Tufted Titmouse
15Tree Swallow
7White-breasted Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
6Eastern Towhee
2Orchard Oriole
60Red-winged Blackbird
12Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
10Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
9Northern Parula
8Pine Warbler
10Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal

May 8

4Black-necked Stilt
13Solitary Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
25White Ibis
4Glossy Ibis
18Roseate Spoonbill
15Little Blue Heron
3Black Vulture
2Swallow-tailed Kite
1Mississippi Kite
2Red-headed Woodpecker