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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 Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve

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

September 17

1Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
1Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
7Dunlin
4Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Least Tern
1Sandwich Tern
3Wood Stork
1White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
12House Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

September 16

1Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
22Short-billed Dowitcher
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Royal Tern
1Roseate Spoonbill
2Little Blue Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Barn Swallow

September 14

4Canada Goose
3Double-crested Cormorant
6European Starling

September 11

1Forster's Tern
1Green Heron