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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 13

1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4White-eyed Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
7Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
4Prothonotary Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
6Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
1Chimney Swift
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
4Purple Martin
1House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
2Great Egret
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Barn Swallow
1Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
1Worm-eating Warbler
1Northern Waterthrush
1Swainson's Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak
1Great Horned Owl
2Northern Flicker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
2Yellow-breasted Chat
1Common Yellowthroat
2Prairie Warbler
1Indigo Bunting

May 12

2Killdeer
5Turkey Vulture
2Chipping Sparrow

May 11

1Double-crested Cormorant
3Osprey
1European Starling