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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 Bogue Inlet

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

October 7

1Mourning Dove
4Black-bellied Plover
5Marbled Godwit
2Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
7Sanderling
34Laughing Gull
19Ring-billed Gull
11American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
500Black Skimmer
17Caspian Tern
10Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
44Sandwich Tern
36Royal Tern
7Double-crested Cormorant
8White Ibis
1Snowy Egret
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
5Boat-tailed Grackle

October 5

1Northern Shoveler
4Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
13Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
4Blue Jay
7Northern Mockingbird
6House Sparrow
4House Finch

October 4

1Great Blue Heron

October 3

80Short-billed Dowitcher
1Barn Swallow
1Semipalmated Plover
1Dunlin
1Cooper's Hawk
1Northern Flicker
2Gray Catbird
4Northern Cardinal