Carolina Bird Club

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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

To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds.
To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience.
To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas.
To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources.
To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study.
To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats.

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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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Carolina Bird Club

Winter 2025 meeting--Emerald Isle

For details, read the meeting announcement

If you have a question about registration, send email.

To register, fill out and submit this form.Once registered, you can come back to this form at any time and make changes or cancel if necessary.

You must login in order to fill out this form. If you are a CBC member, use your regular website login. Non-members are welcome to register for the meeting but must use the non-member login. If you have not yet set up a login, first click on the appropriate login button and then click on the “create a login” link. Non-member logins are good for one meeting only; you must set up a new account each time. Members use the same login for every meeting.

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Meeting registration

You must register for the meeting in order to participate. Choose the type of your registration.

For each registrant under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must download, complete, and mail in a consent form.

Thanks for being a trip leader! You are welcome to register for other field trips that you are not leading, but please don't register for your own trip or trips. There is a limit on how many can register for any trip, and we don't include the trip leader in that count.

Field trips

Field trips are free, with registration.
See the field trip descriptions for details.
Friday January 17 trips
AM half-day	PM half-day	All day
No trip selected 1 North River Wetland Preserve—6:30 AM (Trip is full) 3 on wait list 2 Fort Macon State Park—7:00 AM (Trip is full) 1 on wait list 3 Hoop Pole & Calico Creek—7:15 AM (4 available) 4 Cedar Point Tideland Trail & Emerald Isle Woods—7:30 AM (Trip is full) 5 on wait list 5 Patsy Pond & Gallants Channel—7:30 AM (3 available) 6 Shorebird Workshop—8:30 AM (1 available)	No trip selected 8 North River Wetland Preserve—12:30 PM (1 available) 9 Fort Macon State Park—1:00 PM (3 available) 10 Hoop Pole & Calico Creek—1:15 PM (7 available) 11 Cedar Point Tideland Trail & Emerald Isle Woods—1:30 PM (1 available) 12 Patsy Pond & Gallants Channel—1:15 PM (Trip is full) 0 on wait list 13 Oceanana Pier—1:30 PM (8 available) 14 Rachel Carson & Bird Shoal—12:30 PM Fee $20.00, payable now. (Trip is full) 3 on wait list	No trip selected 16 Shackleford Banks East—8:00 AM (Trip is full) 1 on wait list 17 Cedar Island—7:00 AM (Trip is full) 3 on wait list
Saturday January 18 trips
AM half-day	PM half-day	All day
No trip selected 19 North River Wetland Preserve—6:30 AM (Trip is full) 0 on wait list 20 Fort Macon State Park—7:00 AM (Trip is full) 0 on wait list 21 Hoop Pole & Calico Creek—7:15 AM (Trip is full) 1 on wait list 22 Cedar Point Tideland Trail & Emerald Isle Woods—7:30 AM (Trip is full) 2 on wait list 23 Patsy Pond & Gallants Channel—7:30 AM (Trip is full) 0 on wait list 24 Oceanana Pier—8:30 AM (11 available) 25 Birding 101, Day1 - Day10,000—8:00 AM (8 available)	No trip selected 27 North River Wetland Preserve—12:30 PM (Trip is full) 0 on wait list 28 Fort Macon State Park—1:00 PM (Trip is full) 1 on wait list 29 Hoop Pole & Calico Creek—1:15 PM (6 available) 30 Cedar Point Tideland Trail & Emerald Isle Woods—1:30 PM (7 available) 31 Patsy Pond & Gallants Channel—1:15 PM (Trip is full) 0 on wait list 32 Oceanana Pier—1:30 PM (3 available) 33 Rachel Carson & Bird Shoal—12:30 PM Fee $20.00, payable now. (8 available)	No trip selected 35 Shackleford Banks East—8:00 AM (Trip is full) 2 on wait list 36 Cedar Island—7:00 AM (Trip is full) 3 on wait list
Sunday January 19 trips
AM half-day	PM half-day	All day
No trip selected 37 Rarities Chase—7:30 AM (Trip is full) 21 on wait list

Explanation of wait lists

If a trip fills up, it will have a wait list. If a space opens up on a full trip, the next person in the wait list will receive that space. You can only go on one trip at a time. Therefore, if you receive a space through a wait list, and you are already registered for another trip that overlaps in time, you will lose your place on that other trip. Also, you will be removed from wait lists for all other trips that overlap in time.

If you know that you will not be going on a trip for which you have registered, please be sure to come back here and cancel so that someone else can have your space. Last-minute cancellations are fairly common at the meeting, so don't despair of getting a space even if you are on a wait list.

Terms and conditions

Physical ability

Club policy requires all field trip participants to comply with the field trip leader's assessment and requests concerning the physical ability of each participant to make or complete the trip.

Release of liability

You must accept the Release of Liability. By clicking “Agree to terms and conditions”, you electronically sign the document on behalf of yourself and any other persons for whom you are registering. You affirm that you have provided the document to all members of your party. (If you add a new party member, you will need to agree to terms and conditions again.)

Privacy Statement

The Carolina Bird Club will not share or sell any personal information gathered during the registration process.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made prior to 6:00 PM Sunday, January 5, 2025 will result in a full refund. No refund will be given for cancellations made after that time.

Closing date

Online registration closes at 6:00 PM Sunday, December 29, 2024; however walk-in registration will be available at the meeting.