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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Recent reports from NC-ISS-8

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

October 14

9Blue-winged Teal ✓
15Rock Pigeon ✓
5Mourning Dove ✓
1American Coot ✓
35Black-bellied Plover ✓
4Killdeer ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Wilson's Plover ✓
2Marbled Godwit ✓
120Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
50Willet ✓
6Greater Yellowlegs ✓
15Ruddy Turnstone ✓
8Sanderling ✓
45Dunlin ✓
25Least Sandpiper ✓
15Western Sandpiper ✓
45Laughing Gull ✓
4Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
2Caspian Tern ✓
10Forster's Tern ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
2Great Cormorant
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
12White Ibis ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
9Snowy Egret ✓
40Great Egret ✓
8Great Blue Heron ✓
80Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
4Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
31European Starling ✓
7Northern Mockingbird ✓
4House Sparrow ✓
3House Finch ✓
5Savannah Sparrow ✓
3Common Grackle ✓
23Boat-tailed Grackle ✓