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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.

January 9

4Canada Goose
1Carolina Wren
4European Starling
2Northern Mockingbird
2Cedar Waxwing
2House Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

January 8

2Mallard
2American Black Duck
1Green-winged Teal
120Bufflehead
20Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
1Sora
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Bonaparte's Gull
2Laughing Gull
10Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
8Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon
3Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Blue Heron
25Brown Pelican
1Bald Eagle
2Tree Swallow
2Gray Catbird
6House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Seaside Sparrow
1Nelson's Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
20Red-winged Blackbird

January 7

1Hooded Merganser
1Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Dunlin
1Northern Flicker
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2American Robin
1Savannah Sparrow

January 6

12Northern Shoveler
20Gadwall
10American Wigeon
1000Northern Pintail
1000Redhead
1000Lesser Scaup
20Black Scoter
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Horned Grebe
2Tricolored Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Marsh Wren

January 4

2Sanderling
2White Ibis
1Great Egret