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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 iCW Wrightsville to Carolina Beach Inlet

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

January 3

24Bufflehead
11Hooded Merganser
5Red-breasted Merganser
1American Oystercatcher
90Dunlin
100Laughing Gull
100Ring-billed Gull
30American Herring Gull
1Royal Tern
500Double-crested Cormorant
22Black-crowned Night Heron
2Tricolored Heron
8Snowy Egret
17Great Egret
7Great Blue Heron
250Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
3Belted Kingfisher
1Eastern Phoebe
2Blue Jay
16American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
14American Robin
200Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
2White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
14Canada Goose
4Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
500Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
9Lesser Yellowlegs
17Willet
38Greater Yellowlegs
9Ruddy Turnstone
25Forster's Tern
2Common Loon
9Little Blue Heron
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Fish Crow
6Tree Swallow
1Seaside Sparrow
19Nelson's Sparrow
3Saltmarsh Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
10Common Grackle