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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 Gull Rock Game Land

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

December 29

105Canada Goose
634Tundra Swan
1Wood Duck
6Northern Shoveler
12Gadwall
5American Wigeon
4Mallard
4American Black Duck
1619Northern Pintail
5Green-winged Teal
593Redhead
3Ring-necked Duck
22Black Scoter
60Bufflehead
106Red-breasted Merganser
8Northern Bobwhite
18Mourning Dove
3King Rail
1Clapper Rail
5Virginia Rail
1Sora
2Lesser Yellowlegs
4Greater Yellowlegs
6Dunlin
12Least Sandpiper
18Bonaparte's Gull
65Ring-billed Gull
25American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
50Forster's Tern
200Horned Grebe
2Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon
1Northern Gannet
189Double-crested Cormorant
64White Ibis
25Great Egret
5Great Blue Heron
1American White Pelican
26Brown Pelican
6Black Vulture
39Turkey Vulture
6Northern Harrier
9Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
3Belted Kingfisher
9Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
12Red-bellied Woodpecker
6Downy Woodpecker
2Hairy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
5Northern Flicker
3American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
21American Crow
15Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
9Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
16Marsh Wren
10Carolina Wren
68European Starling
22Gray Catbird
2Brown Thrasher
4Northern Mockingbird
1Hermit Thrush
140American Robin
7Purple Finch
1American Goldfinch
29White-throated Sparrow
3Seaside Sparrow
4Nelson's Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
16Song Sparrow
22Swamp Sparrow
6Eastern Towhee
1Eastern Meadowlark
300Red-winged Blackbird
7Brown-headed Cowbird
1Rusty Blackbird
28Common Grackle
160Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler
240Yellow-rumped Warbler
9Northern Cardinal
2Killdeer
2American Woodcock
1Great Horned Owl