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)

Reports of selected past Bonus Trips (since Fall 2004)

Costa Rica
Jan–Feb 2022
Outer Banks
December 2021
Costa Rica
August 2019 (60MB download)
Blue Ridge
April 27&28, 2019
Costa Rica
February–March, 2018
Panama
January 2018
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT)
December 17–18, 2016
Cuba
April 2016
Outer Banks
December 13–14, 2014
Blue Ridge Parkway
September 2014
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (CBBT)
February 22–23, 2014
Outer Banks
November 30–December 1, 2013
Blue Ridge Parkway
September 2013
South Florida
April 2012
Nebraska
March 2012
Huntington Beach State Park, SC
September 2011
Huntington Beach State Park, SC
September 2010
Whooping Cranes & More On the Central Texas Coast
March 20–28, 2010
Huntington Beach State Park, SC
March 2010
Huntington Beach State Park, SC
December 2009
Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel
February 2009
Southern California
March 2008
"Hummerfest" (SE Arizona)
August 2007
Brunswick County, NC "Big Birds"
July 28, 2007
Other Side of the Rockies
May 26–June 3, 2007
Western Sampler
May 20–29, 2006
Congaree National Park, SC
May 6–7, 2006
Ridge Junction
August 28, 2005
Northern Minnesota
February 17-21, 2005
Burke's Garden, Virginia
February 5, 2005
Trinidad and Tobago
November, 2004
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
November 13-14, 2004
Southeast North Carolina
October 23, 2004

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