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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.

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Locations where Black-bellied Whistling-Duck has been recently reported in North Carolina

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

May 15

3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Cypress Wetlands
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pinckney Island NWR
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Bear Island WMA (fall and winter restricted access)
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Old Santee Canal Park
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Cape Romain NWR--Bulls Island
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

May 14

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Lake Busbee
5Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23400, -80.77920
6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Webb Wildlife Center
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 29922, Garnett US-SC 32.60313, -81.30897
1Black-bellied Whistling-DuckWhitehouse Road loop

May 13

7Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 1 Sprunt Pond Rd, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.11272, -80.81235
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23701, -80.77938
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23432, -80.77875
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 19 Shipyard Drive, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US (32.157, -80.747)

May 12

5Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Huntington Beach SP
3Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Colleton River Community
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Huntington Beach State Park
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Sea Pines Forest Preserve
10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge, Beaufort US-SC 32.23485, -80.77971
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ACE Basin NWR--Combahee Unit (West)

May 11

6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Edisto Pond
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Santee NWR--Bluff Unit (fall and winter restricted access)
1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 3412 Palmetto Blvd, Edisto Beach US-SC 32.48850, -80.34286
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Jarvis Creek Park
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Sally Mc Backyard

May 10

6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Chicorawood Plantation - (private)
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Colleton River Club, Bluffton US-SC 32.28481, -80.80181
4Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Blue Lake House 2026 Colony Drive, Orangeburg, South Carolina, US

May 9

1Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Home
5Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 42 Victory Point Dr, Bluffton US-SC 32.26659, -80.84398
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Magnolia Plantation & Gardens--Audubon Swamp Garden
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 168 Colonel Thomas Heyward Road, Bluffton, South Carolina, US (32.299, -80.966)
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 85 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US (32.205, -80.684)
XBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck Belle Isle
6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Tallow Drive
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Magnolia Cemetery
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Mid-Island Tract (Planters Row Golf Course historical)
XBlack-bellied Whistling-Duck 1154 Belle Isle Rd, Georgetown US-SC 33.30466, -79.29356