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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 14

4Northern Bobwhite
2Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Anhinga
5Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
6Red-headed Woodpecker
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
8Eastern Wood-Pewee
6Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
6Yellow-throated Vireo
2Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
1Tree Swallow
1Barn Swallow
4White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
3Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
12Eastern Bluebird
1Bachman's Sparrow
6Chipping Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
2Yellow-breasted Chat
2Orchard Oriole
5Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Ovenbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
2Pine Warbler
6Yellow-throated Warbler
6Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
6Indigo Bunting

May 12

2Killdeer
3Solitary Sandpiper
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-cockaded Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
2American Robin
1Hooded Warbler
1Prairie Warbler

May 8

2Wood Duck
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Gray Catbird
1House Finch
4American Redstart
4Northern Parula
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak