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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.

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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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Recent reports from Johnnie Mercer's Pier

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

March 26

18Black Scoter
12Rock Pigeon
11Ruddy Turnstone
2Parasitic Jaeger
85Bonaparte's Gull
35Laughing Gull
7Ring-billed Gull
2Herring Gull
3Least Tern
4Forster's Tern
4Royal Tern
2Red-throated Loon
12Common Loon
1100Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
1Carolina Wren
2House Sparrow
1House Finch
2Boat-tailed Grackle

March 22

1Horned Grebe
2American Oystercatcher
1Willet
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
35Northern Gannet

March 21

4Red-breasted Merganser
4Sanderling
1Northern Mockingbird