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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.

September 26

10Rock Pigeon ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
3Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
3Brown Pelican ✓
4Northern Flicker ✓
9Red-eyed Vireo ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
1American Robin ✓
20House Sparrow ✓
12House Finch ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Baltimore Oriole ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Nashville Warbler ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
4American Redstart ✓
2Bay-breasted Warbler ✓
1Northern Yellow Warbler ✓
1Black-throated Blue Warbler ✓
1Prairie Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓
1Dickcissel ✓
2Greater Yellowlegs ✓
2Laughing Gull ✓
1Great Black-backed Gull ✓
2Sandwich Tern ✓
4Royal Tern ✓
2White Ibis ✓
12Great Egret ✓
1Sharp-shinned Hawk ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
2European Starling ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Brown-headed Cowbird ✓
3Black-and-white Warbler ✓
1Tennessee Warbler ✓
3Cape May Warbler ✓
4Northern Parula ✓
1Blackpoll Warbler ✓
5Palm Warbler ✓
1Scarlet Tanager ✓
1Blue Grosbeak ✓

September 25

1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Eastern Kingbird ✓

September 24

5Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
4Forster's Tern ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Merlin ✓

September 23

1Clapper Rail ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓

September 22

1Black-bellied Plover ✓
1Killdeer ✓
1Solitary Sandpiper ✓
2Osprey ✓

September 21

2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
1Great Crested Flycatcher ✓
1Philadelphia Vireo ✓
1Seaside Sparrow ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
2Pine Warbler ✓