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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.

November 22

10Bufflehead
30Rock Pigeon
15Mourning Dove
6Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
50Laughing Gull
100Ring-billed Gull
10American Herring Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Common Loon
10Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
1Northern House Wren
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
30House Sparrow
12House Finch
1Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Cooper's Hawk
2Gray Catbird

November 21

1Sora
1Killdeer
2Brown Pelican
1Northern Flicker
2American Robin
1White-throated Sparrow
1Seaside Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow

November 20

3Willet
1American Kestrel
1Merlin

November 19

1Wood Duck
150Northern Pintail
1Black-bellied Plover
20Dunlin
1Royal Tern
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Brown-headed Cowbird

November 17

6Tundra Swan
1Ruddy Turnstone

November 16

4Canada Goose
1American Black Duck
2Surf Scoter
2Red-breasted Merganser
2Greater Yellowlegs
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
5American Pipit