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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Birding Locations

Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)

Recent and current reports to the South Carolina Bird Records Committee

This page is for quick dissemination of current-year Bird Record Committee pending and completed decisions. Full decisions with context and rationale are published in annual reports in The Chat.

Record Number	Common Name	Location	Date	Status of Report
2016-001	Scott's Oriole	Six Mile	Jan 2016	Accepted
2016-002	Thayer's Gull	Horry County Landfill	Jan 2016	Accepted
2016-003	Brant	Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center	Dec 2015	Accepted
2016-004	Western Grebe	Botany Bay WMA	Jan 2016	Accepted
2016-005	Western Grebe	Bulls Island	Jan 2016	Accepted
2016-007	Burrowing Owl	Kiawah Island	Jan-Mar 2016	Accepted
2016-008	Yellow-green Vireo	Kiawah Island	Sept 2016	Accepted
2016-009	Brown Booby	Strom Thurmond Lake		Accepted
2016-010	Masked Duck	Savannah NWR	Nov 1973	Not Accepted
2016-011	Black Guillemot	Huntington Beach SP	Nov-Dec 2016	Accepted
2016-012	Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)	Georgetown Co.		Accepted
2016-013	Bell's Vireo	Kiawah Island	5 Sep 2016	Accepted
2016-014	Bell's Vireo	Kiawah Island	12 Sep 2016	Accepted
2016-015	Bell's Vireo	Kiawah Island	30 Sep 2016	Accepted
2016-016	Mourning Warbler	Kiawah Island	Sep 2016	Accepted
2016-017	Snail Kite	Greenville	Nov-Dec 2016	Accepted
2016-018	Bell's Vireo	Sullivans Island	21 Sep 2016	Pending
2016-019	Golden-winged Warbler	Charleston Co.	Feb 2016	Pending
2017-001	King Eider	Georgetown	Nov 2015	Pending
2017-002	Pacific Loon	Pawleys Island	Dec 2016	Pending
2017-003	Wood Thrush	Santee Coastal Reserve	Feb 2017	Pending
2017-004	Great Kiskadee	Bear Island WMA	Feb 2017	Pending