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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.

October 25

7Rock Pigeon
5Mourning Dove
6Ruby-throated Hummingbird
6Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
20House Sparrow
10House Finch
2Swamp Sparrow
30Red-winged Blackbird
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Clapper Rail
2Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
3Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
2Belted Kingfisher
3Northern Flicker
1Sedge Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Cape May Warbler
6Palm Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

October 24

1Cooper's Hawk
1Tree Swallow
1American Robin
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-bellied Plover
1Semipalmated Plover
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Caspian Tern
2Sandwich Tern
2White Ibis
1Merlin
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9European Starling
1Seaside Sparrow
1Nashville Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat

October 23

1Virginia Rail
2Killdeer
1Dunlin
2Pectoral Sandpiper
4Turkey Vulture
11Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Northern Parula
1Yellow Warbler

October 22

1Savannah Sparrow

October 21

1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Bobolink
10Common Grackle

October 19

2Black-necked Stilt
2American Avocet
2Willet
1Eastern Phoebe
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Eastern Meadowlark
1Ovenbird
1Pine Warbler