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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 6

5Mottled Duck
1Common Gallinule
1Turkey Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
50Tree Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
4Northern Cardinal
1Red-headed Woodpecker
7Chipping Sparrow
9Wood Duck
8Black-necked Stilt
3Pied-billed Grebe
20Wood Stork
3Anhinga
20White Ibis
16Glossy Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
55Snowy Egret
25Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-winged Blackbird
15Boat-tailed Grackle
2Pine Warbler
1Wild Turkey
4Mourning Dove
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1White-eyed Vireo
4Brown-headed Cowbird

May 4

2Laughing Gull
1Least Bittern
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Orchard Oriole
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
2Summer Tanager
6Indigo Bunting
12Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
1Northern Bobwhite
6Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
3Greater Yellowlegs
3Double-crested Cormorant
4Black Vulture
5Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Downy Woodpecker
3Red-cockaded Woodpecker
3Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
25Carolina Chickadee
25Tufted Titmouse
6Barn Swallow
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown Thrasher
2American Robin
5House Finch
12Eastern Towhee
3Common Grackle
1Hooded Warbler
7Yellow-throated Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak
4Painted Bunting

May 3

3Solitary Sandpiper
6Bobolink
2Mallard

May 1

2American Coot
1Green Heron
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Prairie Warbler