About the Club

Mission Statement

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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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Online publication

If you are a CBC member, you can choose to receive The Chat and/or the CBC Newsletter online-only instead of receiving a printed copy in the mail. In conjunction with this new feature, there is a new way for you to correct or change your mailing address and other contact information online. You can even check when your dues will be coming due.

To access this new feature, visit "Member Services". On the Member Services page, click on "Manage my membership information". (If you haven't yet registered your login, you will first need to do that at the login registration page. It's free for members, as described in the How to access members-only content item below.)

If you choose to receive publications only online, you will be able to read them at these locations: the page for The Chat and the page for the CBC Newsletter. Each time a new issue is placed on the website, we'll email you to let you know.

If you want to continue to receive your Chat and Newsletter in the mail, you do not have to do anything. We encourage you to receive the publications online in order to save paper and postage (and to get them more quickly), but we've made it completely your choice.