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 Oregon Inlet Fishing Center

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

August 24

1American Kestrel
3Fish Crow
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Solitary Sandpiper
4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Laughing Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Double-crested Cormorant
2European Starling
5House Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron

August 23

7Semipalmated Plover
11Least Sandpiper
5Black Skimmer
1Royal Tern
2Brown-headed Cowbird

August 22

1White-rumped Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper

August 21

1Great Black-backed Gull
1Great Egret
2Least Tern
1Black Tern
4Forster's Tern
3Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
1Little Blue Heron
24Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Oystercatcher
1Great Horned Owl
1Ovenbird
1Northern Waterthrush

August 20

1Clapper Rail
1Spotted Sandpiper
10Ring-billed Gull
1Caspian Tern
1Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron

August 19

1Common Eider
1Black-bellied Plover
2Willet
1Sanderling
1White Ibis
1Bald Eagle
1Marsh Wren
3Common Grackle
1American Redstart