Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

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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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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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Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)

The CBC Round Up

The 2011 Winter Meeting saw the first ever “CBC Round Up”; it is hoped to make this an annual event.

Basic rules are:

Four person teams are made up of different levels of birding ability
Teams are made up by the CBC meeting planner and the chief judge
Each team may use only one vehicle
A “shotgun” start means the team picks where they begin
The start time is 1:30 PM
The CBC Daily Field Check List will be used as a scorecard
One point per species per birder on the team, four points if all team members make the sighting. All members of the team have to turn in their card to the chief judge at or before 5:00 PM
Any ties will be broken by how early the card was turned in
Speeding tickets or citations for entering a restricted area are grounds for disqualification
No score cards accepted after 5:00 PM

Winners of the 2011 CBC Round Up were Ricky Davis, Rocky Mount, NC, Lucy Quintilliano, Charlotte, NC, Matthew King, Southern Pines, NC, and Linda Jones, Vass, NC, with 304 points. Their trophy.

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