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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 Patriot's Point--Sparrow Field (DO NOT USE, retired hotspot)

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

May 13

6Mourning Dove
8Chimney Swift
4Killdeer
8Semipalmated Plover
2Spotted Sandpiper
3Willet
6Ruddy Turnstone
5Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
6Black Skimmer
8Gull-billed Tern
2Royal Tern
8Wood Stork
2Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
54White Ibis
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
8Brown Pelican
2Black Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Great Crested Flycatcher
9Eastern Kingbird
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tree Swallow
4Northern Rough-winged Swallow
4Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
24Cedar Waxwing
4House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
6Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting