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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 Widgeon Point Preserve

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

December 21

4Willet
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Carolina Chickadee
1House Finch
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
10Lesser Yellowlegs
16Greater Yellowlegs
90Dunlin
2Laughing Gull
12Ring-billed Gull
2White Ibis
8Roseate Spoonbill
2Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
48Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1American Crow
5Tufted Titmouse
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
3American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
4Palm Warbler
4Northern Cardinal

December 20

2Wood Duck
6Bufflehead
18Hooded Merganser
1Bonaparte's Gull
8Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
5Common Loon
3Wood Stork
17American White Pelican
1Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Northern Flicker
2Tree Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
1Hermit Thrush
2House Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Orange-crowned Warbler
1Northern Parula
1Yellow-throated Warbler