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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.

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Recent reports from Waccamaw NWR--Cox Ferry Lake Recreation Area

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

April 18

1Mourning Dove
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
2Tufted Titmouse
1Swainson's Warbler
2Northern Parula
2Summer Tanager
2Northern Cardinal

April 17

2Wild Turkey
1Black Vulture
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
2Prothonotary Warbler

April 15

1Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2Carolina Chickadee
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Canada Goose
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Chimney Swift
1Turkey Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue-headed Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
13Cedar Waxwing
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Grackle
1Pine Warbler

April 14

1Little Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Mallard
4Killdeer
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Fish Crow
1Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
1Brown Thrasher
2Eastern Bluebird
1White-throated Sparrow
1Worm-eating Warbler
2Black-and-white Warbler
2Barred Owl
1American Crow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Rusty Blackbird
2Ovenbird

April 13

1Gray Catbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler