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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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Recent reports from Waves soundfront

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

April 25

1Clapper Rail
1Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1Mourning Dove
4Purple Martin
2Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
4House Sparrow
1American Goldfinch
2Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal

April 24

30Rock Pigeon
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1King Rail
2Black-bellied Plover
5Whimbrel
1Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
2Ruddy Turnstone
12Dunlin
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Least Tern
12Royal Tern
2Common Loon
105Double-crested Cormorant
1Brown Pelican
1Little Blue Heron
1Osprey
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
4European Starling
8House Finch
2Seaside Sparrow
2Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Yellowthroat

April 23

3Willet
1Forster's Tern
1Sora
1Great Crested Flycatcher

April 22

2Canada Goose
1American Black Duck
3American Oystercatcher
1Sanderling
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Turkey Vulture
2Barn Swallow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

April 20

1Ring-billed Gull
2Common Tern
1Belted Kingfisher
4Cedar Waxwing
1Purple Finch

April 19

1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Tree Swallow