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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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Recent reports from Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve

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

May 13

1Mallard
4Mourning Dove
1Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
1Royal Tern
5Brown Pelican
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Carolina Wren
4Northern Mockingbird
4House Finch
7Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat
2Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

May 12

5Rock Pigeon
4Clapper Rail
4American Oystercatcher
4Black-bellied Plover
3Whimbrel
4Short-billed Dowitcher
10Willet
10Ruddy Turnstone
2Red Knot
20Sanderling
10Dunlin
1Least Sandpiper
1Black Skimmer
2Sandwich Tern
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Osprey
2Blue Jay
4Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Marsh Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
10Red-winged Blackbird

May 11

2Barn Swallow
1American Robin
2American Redstart
1Pine Warbler

May 10

1Red-tailed Hawk
1Gull-billed Tern
1Green Heron
1Orchard Oriole
1Turkey Vulture
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Northern Parula