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


Join us — Join, Renew, Donate

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.

Join, Renew, or Donate now!


Other Resources (NOT sponsored by Carolina Bird Club)



Recent reports from J. Morgan Futch Game Land

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

May 17

4Mourning Dove
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Chimney Swift
3Killdeer
17Semipalmated Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
5White-rumped Sandpiper
17Least Sandpiper
40Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
2Anhinga
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
3Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
1Cliff Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
3Eastern Meadowlark
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
2Prothonotary Warbler
5Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal
3Blue Grosbeak
3Indigo Bunting

May 16

1Virginia Rail
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
2Chipping Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
2Boat-tailed Grackle
3Pine Warbler
2Prairie Warbler
2Summer Tanager
1King Rail
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Western Sandpiper
1Double-crested Cormorant
29White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
4Snowy Egret
3Black Vulture
2Osprey
4Tree Swallow
8Purple Martin
3Barn Swallow