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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.

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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 28

10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
3Mourning Dove
5Common Gallinule
2Anhinga
2Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
14Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
3American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
100Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal

August 25

3Black-crowned Night Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Wood Thrush
1American Redstart
1Royal Tern
1Reddish Egret
1Black-and-white Warbler

August 24

1Laughing Gull
1Glossy Ibis
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Western Cattle-Egret
2Swallow-tailed Kite
2Mississippi Kite

August 22

4Black Vulture
4Barn Swallow
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Northern Parula
3Wild Turkey