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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 Oregon Inlet South Rock Jetty

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

July 18

2Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
3Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
18Sanderling
2Least Sandpiper
10Laughing Gull
3Least Tern
4Sandwich Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
7Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird
1Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Eider
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Black Tern
6Common Tern
10Royal Tern

July 16

12Canada Goose
1Chimney Swift
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2American Herring Gull
2Black Skimmer
1Snowy Egret
1American Oystercatcher
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Great Black-backed Gull
4White Ibis
4Barn Swallow
7Common Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

July 15

1Short-billed Dowitcher
2Pectoral Sandpiper