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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.

May 16

5Rock Pigeon
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
8Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Stilt Sandpiper
2Least Sandpiper
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
12Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
4Least Tern
3Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
2Sandwich Tern
5Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
3Brown Pelican
1Osprey
40Purple Martin
6Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
12House Sparrow
12House Finch
2Seaside Sparrow
3Eastern Towhee
12Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal

May 15

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Little Blue Heron

May 11

1Ring-billed Gull
4White Ibis
2Gray Catbird
1Cedar Waxwing
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Blue Grosbeak

May 10

1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Common Loon
2Fish Crow