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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.

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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 Cedar Island Ferry Terminal

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

May 15

26Canada Goose
2Mourning Dove
1Black-necked Stilt
3Black-bellied Plover
5Killdeer
8Semipalmated Plover
6Wilson's Plover
3Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
5Ruddy Turnstone
5Red Knot
15Sanderling
50Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
40Semipalmated Sandpiper
12Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2American Herring Gull
20Black Skimmer
12Least Tern
4Gull-billed Tern
3Forster's Tern
8Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
9Brown Pelican
1Fish Crow
2Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
3European Starling
4Northern Mockingbird
2House Sparrow
2Seaside Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle

May 10

1Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Stilt Sandpiper
3Glossy Ibis
1Green Heron
2Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
1American Crow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Yellowthroat
1Blackpoll Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak