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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.

April 5

3Greater Scaup
2Bufflehead
1Wild Turkey
2Mourning Dove
20American Coot
25Laughing Gull
2Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1American Goldfinch
1Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
35Brown-headed Cowbird
9Common Grackle
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

April 4

2Mallard
4Chuck-will's-widow
2Eastern Whip-poor-will
1Great Blue Heron
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Gray Catbird
5Turkey Vulture
4European Starling
2Cedar Waxwing
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Black Vulture
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Purple Martin
2Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1White-throated Sparrow

April 1

7Wood Duck
3Bonaparte's Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
1Osprey
1Barred Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue-headed Vireo
1American Robin
1Hooded Warbler