About the Club

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


Join us — Join, Renew, Donate

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.

Join, Renew, or Donate now!


Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)



Recent reports from Pea Island NWR--North Pond Wildlife Trail

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

June 16

6Canada Goose
4Black-necked Stilt
1Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
2Willet
15Laughing Gull
4American Herring Gull
4Black Skimmer
5Least Tern
6Forster's Tern
8Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
10Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
4Northern Mockingbird
6Red-winged Blackbird
8Boat-tailed Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Common Loon
3White Ibis
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1American Black Duck
3Clapper Rail
2Semipalmated Plover
3Greater Yellowlegs
1Common Tern
1Royal Tern
3Great Blue Heron
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Seaside Sparrow
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Northern Cardinal

June 13

1Mourning Dove
3Sandwich Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Gadwall
4American Avocet
6Short-billed Dowitcher
2Black Tern
3Dunlin
2Caspian Tern

June 12

1Eastern Kingbird
1Tree Swallow
1European Starling
1Common Grackle
1Mallard
10Red Knot
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Towhee

June 11

1Sanderling
6Least Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs