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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 Bear Island WMA (fall and winter restricted access)

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

April 17

1Mute Swan
2Mallard
7Mottled Duck
2Mourning Dove
XCommon Gallinule
XAmerican Coot
7Black-necked Stilt
13American Avocet
1Black-bellied Plover
XShort-billed Dowitcher
XLong-billed Dowitcher
25Wilson's Snipe
XLesser Yellowlegs
XGreater Yellowlegs
7Laughing Gull
6Gull-billed Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
3Black-crowned Night Heron
8Tricolored Heron
3Green Heron
4Great Egret
5Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
7Eastern Kingbird
3Blue Jay
3Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
4Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
6Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
XRed-winged Blackbird
XCommon Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

April 16

40Least Sandpiper
10Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Snowy Egret
1Black Vulture
1Tufted Titmouse
1Eastern Towhee
1Willet
3Dunlin
4Pectoral Sandpiper
1Forster's Tern
2Little Blue Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Wood Stork
20American White Pelican
8American Crow

April 12

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
2Solitary Sandpiper
1Roseate Spoonbill
1American Barn Owl
4White-eyed Vireo
75Tree Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Brown Thrasher
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Parula
5Pine Warbler
5Yellow-throated Warbler