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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 Recreation Area

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

May 12

6Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Wood Stork
2Anhinga
2Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
4White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
4Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
3Summer Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 11

1Black-throated Blue Warbler

May 8

2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
1Eastern Towhee
2Baltimore Oriole
1Ovenbird
2Common Yellowthroat
2Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting

May 6

2Turkey Vulture
1Barred Owl
1Black-and-white Warbler