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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.

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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Recent reports from Waves soundfront

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

January 16

4Black Scoter
100Bufflehead
15Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
4Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Clapper Rail
2Killdeer
2Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Common Loon
1Cooper's Hawk
2Bald Eagle
1Belted Kingfisher
1Blue Jay
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
8House Sparrow
4House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

January 15

120Snow Goose
4Canada Goose
2Gadwall
1Sora
2Royal Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
1American Kestrel
2American Robin

January 14

2Hooded Merganser
1Red-breasted Merganser
3Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Nelson's Sparrow

January 13

1Bonaparte's Gull
1Merlin
1Northern House Wren
1White-throated Sparrow

January 12

1Horned Grebe
1Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron