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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.

December 1

7Snow Goose
2Common Gallinule
2Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
50Double-crested Cormorant
20White Ibis
2Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
2American Kestrel
2Northern Mockingbird
15Chipping Sparrow
200Red-winged Blackbird
2Wood Duck
2Blue-winged Teal
2Mottled Duck
17Hooded Merganser
3Mourning Dove
4Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
3Pied-billed Grebe
2Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Western Cattle-Egret
4Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Merlin
1Eastern Phoebe
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Sedge Wren
1Carolina Wren
7Eastern Bluebird
2American Goldfinch
2Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
19Eastern Meadowlark
100Brown-headed Cowbird
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

November 29

10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
50Green-winged Teal
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
40American White Pelican
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
10Northern Flicker
1Carolina Chickadee

November 28

3Black-crowned Night Heron
2Northern Harrier
5Red-headed Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
1Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
2American Robin
12Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
7Rusty Blackbird
16Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle