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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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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 Port Royal Mudflats

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

May 14

2Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
2Clapper Rail
25Black-bellied Plover
750Semipalmated Plover
3Piping Plover
5Hudsonian Whimbrel
3Willet
25Ruddy Turnstone
25Sanderling
20Dunlin
150Least Sandpiper
8Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
75Black Skimmer
1Gull-billed Tern
4Forster's Tern
6Sandwich Tern
1Royal Tern
2Wood Stork
3White Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
15Brown Pelican
2Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
1Downy Woodpecker
1American Crow
5Fish Crow
3Barn Swallow
2Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Northern Cardinal
8Painted Bunting