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


Join us — Join, Renew, Donate

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.

Join, Renew, or Donate now!



Recent reports from Silver Bluff Audubon-Kathwood Ponds

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

August 29

1Blue-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
25Killdeer
3Spotted Sandpiper
2Solitary Sandpiper
28Least Sandpiper
11Pectoral Sandpiper
36Wood Stork
3Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
49White Ibis
3Roseate Spoonbill
30Little Blue Heron
10Snowy Egret
15Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
68Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Carolina Wren
10European Starling
10Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Green Heron
4Western Cattle-Egret

August 28

1Common Nighthawk
1Wilson's Phalarope
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Western Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Carolina Chickadee
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Blue Jay
1Northern Mockingbird
1Hooded Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Louisiana Waterthrush

August 27

1Downy Woodpecker
2Fish Crow
1Prothonotary Warbler
1Northern Parula

August 26

1Barred Owl
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Eastern Bluebird
3American Goldfinch
1Gray Catbird
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Hairy Woodpecker
5Chipping Sparrow
2Blue Grosbeak
2Indigo Bunting

August 24

1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Purple Martin
1Mississippi Kite

August 23

1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Osprey

August 22

1Great Crested Flycatcher