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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.

May 23

6Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
10Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Least Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
3Brown Pelican
40Purple Martin
4Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
6European Starling
1Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
12House Sparrow
12House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
12Red-winged Blackbird
6Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal

May 22

1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
2Sanderling
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
4Royal Tern
1White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1American Robin
1Seaside Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird

May 21

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Clapper Rail
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Ring-billed Gull
1Black Skimmer
1Caspian Tern
2Sandwich Tern
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey

May 20

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Tricolored Heron
1White-eyed Vireo
2Tree Swallow

May 19

1Blue Grosbeak

May 18

1American Oystercatcher
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Stilt Sandpiper
1Least Sandpiper
1Eastern Kingbird
1Orchard Oriole

May 17

1Chuck-will's-widow
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Lesser Black-backed Gull