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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 31

1Mallard
3Northern Bobwhite
5Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
3Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
5Great Crested Flycatcher
5White-eyed Vireo
3Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
2Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
3Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
1Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
4Prothonotary Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
1Hooded Warbler
10Northern Parula
8Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
4Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal

May 30

2Chimney Swift
3Little Blue Heron
1Acadian Flycatcher