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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.

January 23

100Redhead
60Lesser Scaup
10Black Scoter
25Bufflehead
3Hooded Merganser
9Rock Pigeon
20Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
10Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
3Brown Pelican
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Northern Flicker
1Sedge Wren
1Carolina Wren
3European Starling
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
6House Sparrow
6House Finch
2Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
10Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

January 22

20American Wigeon
40American Black Duck
40Northern Pintail
1Killdeer
1Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
2Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1Blue Jay
1Marsh Wren
1White-throated Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat

January 20

1Clapper Rail
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Forster's Tern
4Common Loon
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
2American Robin

January 19

2Dunlin
1American Crow

January 18

2Canada Goose
2Mallard
2Ring-necked Duck

January 17

1Red-breasted Merganser