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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.

August 31

2Mourning Dove
2Semipalmated Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Sanderling
2Least Sandpiper
8Semipalmated Sandpiper
12Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
4American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Caspian Tern
6Black Tern
2Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
15Royal Tern
4Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle

August 28

XLesser Yellowlegs
1Forster's Tern
1Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Snowy Egret
100Red-winged Blackbird