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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


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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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The Carolina Bird Club Bird Records Committees

The official lists of the birds of North and South Carolina are maintained by the Bird Records Committees of the respective states. The current lists are presented in the links below.

The Birds of North Carolinaweb page Excel spreadsheet CSV spreadsheet
The Birds of South Carolinaweb page Excel spreadsheet CSV spreadsheet
The Birds of the Carolinasweb page Excel spreadsheet CSV spreadsheet
North Carolina review listweb page Excel spreadsheet CSV spreadsheet
South Carolina review listweb page Excel spreadsheet CSV spreadsheet
Carolinas review listweb page Excel spreadsheet CSV spreadsheet

Submit a Rare Bird Report: If you have seen a bird that has a notation in the “review status” column of your state's bird list (above), please report your sighting here.

Recent and current reports to the North Carolina Bird Records Committee

Recent and current reports to the South Carolina Bird Records Committee

Bylaws of the North Carolina Bird Records Committee

Bylaws of the South Carolina Bird Records Committee

Bird Records Committee annual reports are published in The Chat. Contents of the reports can be searched in the Chat online database.

North Carolina
Records Committee 		South Carolina
Records Committee

Chair
Nate Swick
Greensboro, NC
(Term through 2020)
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Chair
Aaron Given
Kiawah Island, SC
(Term through 2022)
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Members

Term through 2020

Andrew Thornton
Julian, NC

Jan Hansen
Chapel Hill, NC

Term through 2021

Will Cook
Durham, NC

Taylor Piephoff
Matthews, NC

Steve Shultz
Apex,NC

Term through 2022

Ed Corey
Raleigh, NC

Henry Link
Greensboro, NC

Martina Nordstrand
Indian Trail, NC

Non-voting Members

Ricky Davis
Rocky Mount, NC

Harry LeGrand, Jr.
Raleigh, NC

Members

Term through 2020

Giff Beaton
Marietta, GA

Irvin Pitts
Lexington, SC

Steve Wagner
Savannah, GA

Term through 2021

Lex Glover
Lugoff, SC

Simon Harvey
Simpsonville, SC

Chris Hill
Conway, SC

Term through 2022

Jeff Click
Easley, SC

Keith McCullough
Charleston, SC

Non-voting Members

Will Post
Sullivan's Island, SC

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