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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--Hasty Point

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

May 19

3Little Blue Heron
4Green Heron
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Eastern Bluebird
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
4Northern Cardinal
2Indigo Bunting
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Yellow Warbler

May 18

1Northern Bobwhite
1Mourning Dove
1Great Horned Owl
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Boat-tailed Grackle

May 14

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Anhinga
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Kingbird
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
1Northern Mockingbird
1Bachman's Sparrow
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Orchard Oriole
1Common Grackle
1Ovenbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Blue Grosbeak