About the Club

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.

September 21

2American Oystercatcher ✓
3Black-bellied Plover ✓
2Killdeer ✓
6Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Piping Plover ✓
1Willet ✓
19Sanderling ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
3Great Black-backed Gull ✓
2Caspian Tern ✓
7Brown Pelican ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓

September 20

2Clapper Rail ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Ruddy Turnstone ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
18Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Kingbird ✓
15Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

September 18

2Mourning Dove ✓
1Hudsonian Whimbrel ✓
3Greater Yellowlegs ✓
5Least Sandpiper ✓
6Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
1Great Egret ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
4Common Tern ✓
5Sandwich Tern ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓