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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 Bull's Island Ferry

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

May 9

6Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
4American Oystercatcher
4Black-bellied Plover
8Semipalmated Plover
12Whimbrel
10Short-billed Dowitcher
3Spotted Sandpiper
5Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
4Dunlin
10Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2Black Skimmer
2Least Tern
2Gull-billed Tern
5Forster's Tern
1Sandwich Tern
9Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
7Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
3Tree Swallow
5Barn Swallow
1Marsh Wren