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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.

November 15

10Tundra Swan
2Bufflehead
1Red-breasted Merganser
30Rock Pigeon
8Mourning Dove
6Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
2Black-bellied Plover
4Killdeer
3Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Common Loon
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
2Belted Kingfisher
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Northern Flicker
1Sedge Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
12European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
30House Sparrow
4American Pipit
8House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
30Red-winged Blackbird
3Brown-headed Cowbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

November 14

6Canada Goose
1Wood Duck
2Ring-necked Duck
1Black Scoter
1Short-billed Dowitcher
6Dunlin
1Royal Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1American Robin
1Savannah Sparrow
2Palm Warbler

November 13

1Blue Jay
1Northern House Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
1Cooper's Hawk

November 12

2Green-winged Teal
1Virginia Rail
1Semipalmated Plover
1Eastern Phoebe

November 11

1American Oystercatcher

November 10

20White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron