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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 Lake Waccamaw SP

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 9

4Mallard
9Mourning Dove
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Turkey Vulture
1Broad-winged Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
8Purple Martin
4European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Towhee
14Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

May 8

1Killdeer
5Spotted Sandpiper
1Osprey
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
6Barn Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher

May 6

1Chimney Swift
1Anhinga
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Great Blue Heron
2Eastern Bluebird
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Orchard Oriole
1Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Summer Tanager

May 4

1Barred Owl
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Crow
1American Redstart
1Pine Warbler
2Wood Duck
2American Goldfinch
2Common Yellowthroat
1Blackpoll Warbler
1Prairie Warbler