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


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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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2018 CBC SEASONAL MEETING – DIRECTIONS TO FIELD TRIP MEETING SITES

BEAVER LAKE BIRD SANCTUARY
Cell Phone Directions – search for Country Club of Asheville, 170 Windsor Road, Asheville.  Sanctuary entrance is on opposite side of Merrimon Avenue from Dover St, ~ 0.1 mile south of Wembley Street and 0.4 mile north of Beaverdam Rd.

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BIG HUNGRY RIVER
Cell Phone Directions – not recommended; miss an important split in road and do not take you all the way to the site.

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BIRDING TECHNIQUES FOR BEGINNERS AT JACKSON PARK
Cell Phone Directions – search for Jackson Park, 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville

Driving Directions:

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH
Cell Phone Directions – search for Folk Art Center, 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville (note that the speed limit on the Blue Ridge Parkway is 35mph in the commuter zone, in your case from where you get on at 74-A to the other side of the Swannanoa River bridge.  After that it is 45mph.)

Driving Directions:

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH
Cell Phone Directions – search for North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Fredrick Law Olmstead Way, Asheville with entrance off NC 191.  After turning on Olmstead Way, pass Arboretum on right and continue to Parkway.  Turn right (south) onto Parkway.  French Broad Overlook will be 1st overlook on left (~ 200 ft).

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BREVARD HIKE/BIKE PATH
Cell Phone Directions – search for Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Brevard.

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BLUE WALL PRESERVE

CHARLES D. OWEN PARK / SWANNANOA RIVER
Cell Phone Directions – search for Charles D Owen District Park, 875 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa.  Park entrance is between a large factory and Beetree Creek bridge.

Driving Directions:

CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK/LAKE LURE
Cell Phone Directions – search for Morse Park, 2948 Memorial Park, Lake Lure – Morse Park is near Marina at far end of parking lot.

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CURTIS CREEK ROAD / MOUNT MITCHELL / BRP
Cell Phone Directions – search for Dairy Queen, 121 Parker Padgett Road, Old Fort.  Park in Stuckey's/Exxon/Dairy Queen lot.

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FLETCHER PARK / LAKE JULIAN
Cell Phone Directions – search for Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher.  Park at farthest end of paved parking lot.

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GREEN RIVER COVE ROAD / LAKE ADGER HEADQUARTERS
Cell Phone Directions – search for Marathon, 1484 Ozone Drive, Saluda

Driving Directions:

JACKSON PARK
Cell Phone Directions – for Jackson Park, 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville.  Park in the Park Office lot.

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MAX PATCH ROAD
Cell Phone Directions – search for Pilot Travel Center, 3713 Crabtree Rd, Waynesville

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PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION
Cell Phone Directions – search for Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education

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PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST / DAVIDSON RIVER TO MOUNT PISGAH
Cell Phone Directions – search for Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Brevard.  Continue past Hawg Wild on 276 about 1.8 miles to Pisgah Ranger Station on right just past campground on left

Driving Directions:

THE PARK AT FLAT ROCK
Cell Phone Directions – search for The Park at Flat Rock, 121 Highland Golf Drive, Flat Rock

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