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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 28

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
9Mourning Dove
10Common Gallinule
2Anhinga
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
4Green Heron
11Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
12Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
9Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Acadian Flycatcher
8Great Crested Flycatcher
16White-eyed Vireo
11Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
6Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
15Tufted Titmouse
2White-breasted Nuthatch
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
15Eastern Bluebird
20Chipping Sparrow
14Eastern Towhee
3Orchard Oriole
50Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
19Common Yellowthroat
2Hooded Warbler
11Northern Parula
13Pine Warbler
12Yellow-throated Warbler
11Summer Tanager
10Northern Cardinal
5Blue Grosbeak
8Indigo Bunting
2Painted Bunting

May 23

1Wood Duck
1Mallard
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1American Robin
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
6Dunlin
8Semipalmated Sandpiper
22Roseate Spoonbill
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
8Boat-tailed Grackle
1Spotted Sandpiper
5Greater Yellowlegs
2Black Vulture
2Bald Eagle
1Worm-eating Warbler
1King Rail
3Black-necked Stilt
3Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
2White Ibis
3Glossy Ibis
2Wild Turkey
4Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1American Goldfinch
1Scarlet Tanager