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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 Waves soundfront

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

October 25

6Canada Goose ✓
30Rock Pigeon ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
3Clapper Rail ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
2Laughing Gull ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
1Sandwich Tern ✓
30Royal Tern ✓
8Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo
5Tree Swallow ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
4European Starling ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
20House Sparrow ✓
20House Finch ✓
3Pine Siskin ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
1Swamp Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
50Red-winged Blackbird ✓
8Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
5Blackpoll Warbler ✓
25Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 24

2Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Killdeer ✓
2Brown Pelican ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Seaside Sparrow ✓
2Common Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓

October 23

1Black-bellied Plover ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1Purple Finch ✓
1Black-and-white Warbler ✓

October 22

1Palm Warbler ✓
2Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
6White Ibis ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Cape May Warbler ✓
1Bay-breasted Warbler ✓

October 21

6Dunlin ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓

October 20

2Caspian Tern ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
1Common Loon ✓
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak ✓

October 19

2Northern Parula ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓