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)

Yellow Warbler

Species: Yellow Warbler Photographer: Michael Cheves
Date: 10 September 2019 Location: Marietta Park, New Bern, NC

Going counterclockwise along the trail that goes around the reservoir, after about 1.54 miles, there is a pine tree that is roughly double, maybe triple the height of the surrounding hedges (another landmark here is the boat that Hurricane Florence deposited in the canal/creek on the other side of the path. This pine tree is where I observed as a flock of at least 9 YEWA flew in to forage for invertebrate prey. The only thing I could definitively pick out as not being YEWA was a lone Northern Parula. The Yellow Warblers are as quick and agile as any warbler sp. I've attempted to photograph, and even with good light, make for challenging subjects.

Yellow Warbler