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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.

May 15

3Mourning Dove
3Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
4Sanderling
5Dunlin
1Laughing Gull
67Least Tern
1Royal Tern
32Brown Pelican
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Barn Swallow
5Northern Mockingbird
7House Sparrow
1House Finch
1Northern Cardinal
4Mallard
2Killdeer
1Greater Yellowlegs
20Ruddy Turnstone
10Red Knot
1Ring-billed Gull
3Black Skimmer
1Northern Gannet
2Osprey
2Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2American Robin
2Red-winged Blackbird
8Boat-tailed Grackle

May 14

2Least Sandpiper
22Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Common Grackle
1Piping Plover
1American Herring Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
4Great Egret

May 13

1American Oystercatcher
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow

May 10

2Short-billed Dowitcher
11Western Sandpiper
1Great Blue Heron