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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 Oregon Inlet South Rock Jetty

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

July 15

2Canada Goose
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Lesser Yellowlegs
10Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
20Least Sandpiper
2Pectoral Sandpiper
15Laughing Gull
2Great Black-backed Gull
1Black Skimmer
20Least Tern
1Common Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
3Carolina Wren
2Gray Catbird
2Northern Mockingbird
8Red-winged Blackbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle

July 14

2American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
2Piping Plover
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Sanderling
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Great Shearwater
1Eastern Towhee
1Common Yellowthroat
1Blue Grosbeak

July 12

2Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Ring-billed Gull
2Caspian Tern
2Black Tern
2Forster's Tern
4Common Grackle