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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 8

6Canada Goose
8Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
8Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
2Killdeer
2Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
2Belted Kingfisher
1Northern Flicker
1Barn Swallow
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
20House Sparrow
8House Finch
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

November 7

3Bufflehead
1Sora
10Ring-billed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
1Cooper's Hawk
1American Kestrel
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Sedge Wren
1American Robin
2American Pipit
2Seaside Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow

November 6

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Osprey
130European Starling

November 5

1King Rail
1Virginia Rail
6Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Eastern Bluebird
2Palm Warbler
3Prairie Warbler

November 4

1Peregrine Falcon
2Ring-necked Duck
10Sanderling
1Common Loon
10Northern Gannet
1Nelson's Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler

November 3

1White-throated Sparrow
1Baltimore Oriole