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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 Waccamaw NWR--Cox Ferry Lake Recreation Area

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

May 1

1Mourning Dove
2Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Turkey Vulture
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
6Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
8Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
8Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
1Prothonotary Warbler
4Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
13Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

April 30

2Chimney Swift
1Wood Stork
2Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
1Barred Owl
1American Crow
2Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown Thrasher

April 28

2Canada Goose
1Wild Turkey
1Green Heron
1Eastern Kingbird
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
4Killdeer
2Solitary Sandpiper
13Anhinga
1Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
2Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
1Red-shouldered Hawk
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Barn Swallow
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Towhee
4Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

April 27

2Red-eyed Vireo
1Swainson's Thrush
1Ovenbird

April 25

1Hairy Woodpecker
1Northern Mockingbird