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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.

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Recent reports from Waves soundfront

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

December 9

50Lesser Scaup
17Black Scoter
30Bufflehead
1Hooded Merganser
3Red-breasted Merganser
30Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
20Dunlin
1Purple Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
110Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
6Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon
30Double-crested Cormorant
25Brown Pelican
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Marsh Wren
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
10House Sparrow
2House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

December 8

1Virginia Rail
20Sanderling
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2European Starling
2Gray Catbird

December 6

2Mallard
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
20Snow Goose

December 5

2Royal Tern

December 4

2Northern Shoveler
8Killdeer
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1American Pipit

December 3

12Canada Goose
1Great Egret
1Orange-crowned Warbler