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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.

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Recent reports from Waves soundfront

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

February 9

2Canada Goose
2American Wigeon
2Black Scoter
60Bufflehead
10Rock Pigeon
14Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
2Black-bellied Plover
3Willet
4Sanderling
2Bonaparte's Gull
30Ring-billed Gull
12American Herring Gull
9Great Black-backed Gull
1Red-throated Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
14House Sparrow
8House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
10Red-winged Blackbird
20Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

February 8

4Brant
4Greater Yellowlegs
3Ruddy Turnstone
40Dunlin
2Laughing Gull
40Forster's Tern
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Flicker
2European Starling

February 7

4Mallard
300Northern Pintail
1300Redhead
300Lesser Scaup
1Hooded Merganser
1Sora
2Lesser Black-backed Gull

February 6

2Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
1Belted Kingfisher

February 5

1Gadwall

February 3

4Green-winged Teal
2Ring-necked Duck
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Common Loon
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker