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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.

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Recent reports from Bear Island WMA (fall and winter restricted access)

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

March 28

1Marbled Godwit

March 27

6Blue-winged Teal
4American Wigeon
6Mottled Duck
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Sora
9Common Gallinule
15American Coot
20Black-necked Stilt
1Spotted Sandpiper
4Lesser Yellowlegs
6Willet
3Greater Yellowlegs
10Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
2American White Pelican
1Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
30Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
5Glossy Ibis
6Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
3Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1American Kestrel
2White-eyed Vireo
2Fish Crow
5Purple Martin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
6Red-winged Blackbird
10Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula
5Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

March 24

1Killdeer
9Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Forster's Tern
1Pileated Woodpecker
2American Crow
4Savannah Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Common Grackle
2Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
110White Ibis
3Northern Harrier
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
3Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
11Tree Swallow
7Barn Swallow
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
6Yellow-throated Warbler

March 22

1Merlin
1Eastern Meadowlark