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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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Recent reports from Links Golf Course

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

May 14

8Canada Goose
6Mallard
3Mourning Dove
4Killdeer
2Least Sandpiper
15Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
4Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
6Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
2Osprey
4Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Blue Jay
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
3Northern House Wren
6Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
6Northern Mockingbird
23American Robin
8House Sparrow
11House Finch
3Orchard Oriole
1Baltimore Oriole
3Brown-headed Cowbird
15Common Grackle
3Boat-tailed Grackle
10Northern Cardinal
1Indigo Bunting

May 9

1Cedar Waxwing
1Eastern Towhee