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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 Waves soundfront

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

September 17

30Rock Pigeon
2Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
1Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
10Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Black Skimmer
5Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
4Royal Tern
7Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
4Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Red-eyed Vireo
2Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
3European Starling
1Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
30House Sparrow
20House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
4Bobolink
6Red-winged Blackbird
10Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Waterthrush
1American Redstart
2Northern Cardinal
1Dickcissel

September 15

1Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
2Gray Catbird
8Cedar Waxwing
2Cape May Warbler

September 14

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Merlin
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Common Yellowthroat

September 13

1Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
1Prothonotary Warbler
2Yellow Warbler

September 12

4Least Sandpiper
1Blackburnian Warbler
1Chestnut-sided Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Blue Grosbeak

September 11

1Tricolored Heron
1Least Flycatcher
2Baltimore Oriole
1Cerulean Warbler
1Pine Warbler