Located in Lamar, South Carolina, it is our mission to breed high-quality birds. The population dropped to a low of 200 to 400 birds in the early 1990s. Very rare (about 18 records) at reservoirs, where birds put down at night duri... Casual … Dates range between 12 Nov and 2 Apr, plus a very late bird in Watauga from 30 Apr - 10 May 2014. Includes both unreviewed and reviewed/approved observations. Generation after generation, identical birds will wing their way over the continent, seeking out the same North Carolina wintering grounds and delighting their southern hosts. Recent Sightings. The Wilson's Plover breeds on the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts of the United States, and its range overlaps with that of the more northerly Piping Plover mainly in North Carolina and Virginia. The most timely sources of information about current sightings of birds both rare and common in the Carolinas are the carolinabirds mailing list and eBird.The most recent carolinabirds messages can be found at American Birding Association Birding News.. Rare to possibly uncommon migrant in the extreme southwestern counties, and rare migrant in the southwestern counties; most records are of birds passing overhead without putting down. Rare, but greatly increasing, in the southern counties, with about 36 records. We select the best birds to become our breeders, provide them with the best quality feed and allow the birds plenty of space. The list of eBird reviewers for the Carolinas is here. When a member of the birding community stumbles upon a super-rarity and asks the locals how long the bird has been hanging around, the answer is almost always, "Two weeks." Discover the benefits of owning your own chickens from Carolina Rare Chicks. Only 15% of their marshland habitat remains, the rest destroyed by pollution, development and diking. All are from the southern counties, except for two records in Watauga. The latest estimate is 1,800 birds, now found only in San Francisco and Suisun Bays. Photos by Derb Carter. This species was originally called the whistling swan, named by the explorers Lewis and Clark for the notes it utters in flight. Photos, vocalizations, and description of the first North Carolina record of this bird, seen January 15-22, 2000. Photos by Derb Carter. It's a joke among birders. Winter visitor. The health and comfort of our birds come first. The report below shows observations of rare birds in North Carolina. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) - Alligator River NWR, Dare Co. Photo by Van Atkins, 1/26/02. General Comments: Compared with the Arctic tundra, few shorebird species breed along the Atlantic coast. The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP), as part of its mission to preserve the biological diversity of North Carolina, maintains an inventory of all known locations of rare taxa and serves as the state's data source of locality information of natural areas and rare and federally and state listed plant and animal species. Endangered and Threatened Species and Species of Concern by County for North Carolina Obtain a list of species by clicking on the county in the map below or by clicking on the county in the list below.