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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 Clam Shoal (a.k.a. Bird Island)

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

May 10

5Brant
4American Oystercatcher
205Black-bellied Plover
305Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
15Marbled Godwit
8Short-billed Dowitcher
5Red-necked Phalarope
20Willet
10Greater Yellowlegs
100Ruddy Turnstone
8Red Knot
75Sanderling
3000Dunlin
1White-rumped Sandpiper
5Least Sandpiper
65Semipalmated Sandpiper
50Laughing Gull
14Ring-billed Gull
30American Herring Gull
12Great Black-backed Gull
5Black Skimmer
45Least Tern
4Gull-billed Tern
3Forster's Tern
15Common Tern
250Sandwich Tern
1100Royal Tern
5Common Loon
6Northern Gannet
400Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
8Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
28Brown Pelican
2Osprey
1Barn Swallow