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.

May 17

1Clapper Rail
3Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
1Long-billed Dowitcher
1Ruddy Turnstone
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Forster's Tern
2House Finch
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle

May 16

4Canada Goose
5Mourning Dove
39Short-billed Dowitcher
2Sanderling
1Dunlin
4American Herring Gull
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Sparrow
2Least Sandpiper
2Royal Tern
4Brown Pelican
2Barn Swallow

May 15

2Solitary Sandpiper
2Greater Yellowlegs
1White-rumped Sandpiper
1Caspian Tern
1Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
1Tree Swallow
2Purple Martin
2American Robin
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blue Grosbeak

May 14

1Double-crested Cormorant
1European Starling
3Red-winged Blackbird