About the Club

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.

September 12

40Rock Pigeon
5Mourning Dove
1Common Nighthawk
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
20Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
4Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Carolina Wren
2European Starling
1Gray Catbird
20House Sparrow
20House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
3American Redstart
1Cape May Warbler
3Northern Yellow Warbler
1Wilson's Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

September 11

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
3White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
2Northern Mockingbird
2Bobolink

September 10

1Boat-tailed Grackle

September 9

1Black-throated Blue Warbler
1Sandwich Tern
1Eastern Warbling Vireo
2Baltimore Oriole
1Black-and-white Warbler

September 8

12Canada Goose
1Caspian Tern
2Snowy Egret
1Turkey Vulture
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern Waterthrush
1Magnolia Warbler
1Prairie Warbler

September 7

3Blue-winged Teal
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Common Grackle