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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.

April 28

12Canada Goose
2Wood Duck
6Mourning Dove
3Chimney Swift
3Wood Stork
4Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
3Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
10Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
3Swallow-tailed Kite
2Barred Owl
2Red-headed Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
4White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
4House Wren
1Prothonotary Warbler

April 27

3Wild Turkey
3Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Killdeer
1Red-shouldered Hawk
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
9Carolina Wren
4Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1House Finch
1Chipping Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
7Common Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Parula
9Pine Warbler
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Summer Tanager
16Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting

April 25

1Downy Woodpecker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
3White-throated Sparrow
3Black-and-white Warbler
1Swainson's Warbler
1Purple Martin
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Ovenbird
1Hooded Warbler

April 24

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Brown Thrasher
1Worm-eating Warbler

April 23

2Barn Swallow

April 22

4Mallard
5Tree Swallow
2Solitary Sandpiper
2Snowy Egret