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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 Oregon Inlet South Rock Jetty

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

December 11

2Common Eider
7Sanderling
3Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
12American Herring Gull
7Great Black-backed Gull
2Lesser Black-backed Gull
3Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
1Northern Gannet
5Double-crested Cormorant
25Brown Pelican
1Merlin
7American Robin
2Song Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
2Bufflehead
1Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
1Great Blue Heron
1Northern Mockingbird
1Common Grackle
7Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 10

3Savannah Sparrow
15Canada Goose
30Tundra Swan
35Black Scoter
5Killdeer
2Common Loon
1Great Egret
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle

December 9

1Horned Grebe
3Turkey Vulture
1Tree Swallow

December 6

1Purple Sandpiper
1Tricolored Heron
4House Finch
1Clapper Rail
1Willet
1White Ibis
24American White Pelican
1Northern Flicker
1Gray Catbird
2White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Orange-crowned Warbler