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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 Eagle Island (no public access)

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

January 3

19Canada Goose
2Blue-winged Teal
230Northern Shoveler
32Gadwall
2American Wigeon
13Mallard
1Northern Pintail
375Green-winged Teal
1Redhead
900Ring-necked Duck
1Lesser Scaup
16Bufflehead
5Hooded Merganser
95Ruddy Duck
5Mourning Dove
3Virginia Rail
2Sora
9Common Gallinule
10American Coot
2American Avocet
30Killdeer
15Semipalmated Plover
25Long-billed Dowitcher
2Greater Yellowlegs
55Dunlin
40Least Sandpiper
12Western Sandpiper
4Forster's Tern
5Pied-billed Grebe
15Double-crested Cormorant
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
6Northern Harrier
3Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
6Red-tailed Hawk
2Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Northern Flicker
3American Kestrel
1Merlin
1Peregrine Falcon
3Eastern Phoebe
1Western Kingbird
2American Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
7Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
2Carolina Wren
16European Starling
7Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
10Eastern Bluebird
17American Robin
2American Pipit
2Fox Sparrow
2White-crowned Sparrow
5White-throated Sparrow
125Savannah Sparrow
50Song Sparrow
13Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
48Eastern Meadowlark
75Red-winged Blackbird
3Orange-crowned Warbler
3Palm Warbler
50Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal