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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 Lake Waccamaw SP

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

April 18

4Wood Duck
4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Little Blue Heron
3Green Heron
3Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
15White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2Tree Swallow
2Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
5Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
8White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
18Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
7Prothonotary Warbler
2Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
3Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
16Northern Cardinal

April 16

4Mallard
1Wild Turkey
1Common Loon
3Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
6Red-eyed Vireo
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1European Starling
4Gray Catbird
1Worm-eating Warbler
3Swainson's Warbler
5Yellow-throated Warbler
2Indigo Bunting

April 12

1Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Purple Martin
1Red-breasted Nuthatch