About the Club

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 Yawkey Wildlife Center (restricted access)

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

April 2

84Blue-winged Teal
22Northern Shoveler
2Mourning Dove
16Common Gallinule
23Black-necked Stilt
1American Avocet
2Killdeer
2American Woodcock
1Wilson's Snipe
4Lesser Yellowlegs
22Greater Yellowlegs
14Least Sandpiper
12Western Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
4Pied-billed Grebe
5Anhinga
8Double-crested Cormorant
5White Ibis
18Glossy Ibis
9Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
XTurkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-cockaded Woodpecker
XTree Swallow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
XCedar Waxwing
XRed-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
XCommon Grackle
XBoat-tailed Grackle
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal
1Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

April 1

8Mottled Duck
1Wild Turkey
2Black-bellied Plover
15Short-billed Dowitcher
1Forster's Tern
1Wood Stork
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
XFish Crow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Common Yellowthroat
1Northern Parula