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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.

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Recent reports from Ecusta Pond (private)

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

March 30

18Canada Goose
4Lesser Scaup
1Common Merganser
45Ruddy Duck
1Pied-billed Grebe
9Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
15Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
4American Crow
1Fish Crow
6Tree Swallow
1European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
3American Robin
1Song Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal

March 28

4Blue-winged Teal
2Mallard
19Ring-necked Duck
1Bufflehead
1Mourning Dove
1Bonaparte's Gull
5Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
3Common Grackle
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 27

2Greater Scaup
1Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
2Ring-billed Gull
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Brown Thrasher

March 26

1Black Vulture

March 25

1Tundra Swan
1Wood Duck
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
2Eastern Meadowlark
1Palm Warbler

March 24

1Gadwall
8Red-breasted Merganser