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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 Goose Creek--Spring Creek Impoundment

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

April 12

40Blue-winged Teal
12Northern Shoveler
15Gadwall
10American Wigeon
10American Black Duck
15Northern Pintail
15Green-winged Teal
3Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
60American Coot
1Lesser Yellowlegs
3Greater Yellowlegs
20Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
3Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
8Double-crested Cormorant
2Snowy Egret
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Eastern Kingbird
1White-eyed Vireo
15Fish Crow
70Tree Swallow
4Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
5Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
75Red-winged Blackbird
40Common Grackle
8Boat-tailed Grackle
3Common Yellowthroat
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Northern Cardinal