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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.

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Recent reports from Waves soundfront

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

March 1

5Canada Goose
2Greater Scaup
4Lesser Scaup
1Surf Scoter
6Black Scoter
120Bufflehead
6Hooded Merganser
20Red-breasted Merganser
12Rock Pigeon
20Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Killdeer
1Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
4Razorbill
2Laughing Gull
20Ring-billed Gull
6American Herring Gull
8Great Black-backed Gull
4Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Horned Grebe
1Red-throated Loon
3Common Loon
1Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
15Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Flicker
1Carolina Wren
12European Starling
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
20House Sparrow
20House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Seaside Sparrow
5Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
40Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

February 28

2Mallard
3Dunlin
1Cooper's Hawk

February 27

1American Black Duck
2Green-winged Teal
1Sora

February 26

1Canvasback
2Bonaparte's Gull
1Snowy Egret

February 25

1Lesser Yellowlegs
8Sanderling
2Western Sandpiper

February 24

1Black-bellied Plover
1Bald Eagle