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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.

November 18

1Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
120European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
6Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

November 17

6Tundra Swan
3Bufflehead
30Rock Pigeon
1Clapper Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
4Killdeer
1Ruddy Turnstone
2Dunlin
2Laughing Gull
10Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
3Double-crested Cormorant
6Brown Pelican
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
30House Sparrow
10House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow

November 16

50American Robin
4Canada Goose
1American Black Duck
2Surf Scoter
2Red-breasted Merganser
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Common Loon
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
5American Pipit
1Boat-tailed Grackle

November 15

3Willet
1Northern Harrier
1Sedge Wren
3Brown-headed Cowbird

November 14

1Wood Duck
2Ring-necked Duck
1Black Scoter
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Royal Tern
2Palm Warbler

November 13

1Blue Jay
1Northern House Wren
1White-throated Sparrow

November 12

2Green-winged Teal
1Virginia Rail
1Semipalmated Plover
1Eastern Phoebe