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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.

March 12

2Canada Goose
200Redhead
600Lesser Scaup
2Common Eider
20Black Scoter
40Bufflehead
9Red-breasted Merganser
30Rock Pigeon
6Mourning Dove
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Sora
4Black-bellied Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Horned Grebe
1Common Loon
1Northern Gannet
90Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
40Brown Pelican
1Cooper's Hawk
1American Kestrel
1Fish Crow
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
2American Robin
12House Sparrow
12House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
3Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
2Baltimore Oriole
30Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
10Common Grackle
6Boat-tailed Grackle
20Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

March 11

1Clapper Rail
1Killdeer
3Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon

March 10

1Turkey Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Belted Kingfisher
1Sedge Wren

March 9

2Mallard
1Savannah Sparrow

March 8

1Canvasback
1Virginia Rail

March 7

20Dunlin

March 6

1American Wigeon