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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 Donnelley WMA (partial fall and winter restricted access)

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

April 23

3Wood Duck
1Mallard
2Pied-billed Grebe
8Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
10Common Gallinule
3Black-necked Stilt
3Laughing Gull
6Forster's Tern
23Wood Stork
32Anhinga
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
8Snowy Egret
9Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
16Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
13Eastern Wood-Pewee
16Great Crested Flycatcher
4Eastern Kingbird
11White-eyed Vireo
4Yellow-throated Vireo
3Red-eyed Vireo
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
10Carolina Chickadee
16Tufted Titmouse
36Tree Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4White-breasted Nuthatch
13Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Sedge Wren
8Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
5Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
3American Goldfinch
7Chipping Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
66Red-winged Blackbird
5Brown-headed Cowbird
14Common Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
8Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
12Northern Parula
15Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
13Yellow-throated Warbler
4Summer Tanager
8Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
4Indigo Bunting
5Painted Bunting

April 20

7Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
15Blue-winged Teal
3Mottled Duck
7Killdeer
4Lesser Yellowlegs
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Green Heron
1Mississippi Kite
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
2Boat-tailed Grackle

April 19

2Chimney Swift
1Clapper Rail
1Least Bittern
1Bald Eagle
2Red-tailed Hawk
2Orchard Oriole