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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.

December 13

3Tundra Swan
4Common Eider
1Surf Scoter
2Killdeer
2Ruddy Turnstone
2Sanderling
1Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
12American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
3Lesser Black-backed Gull
XNorthern Gannet
67Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
25Brown Pelican
1Northern Mockingbird
2Savannah Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
15Red-breasted Merganser
1Great Egret
1American Kestrel
1Song Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
4American Black Duck
2Clapper Rail
1White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Common Loon
1Snowy Egret
1Eastern Towhee

December 11

3Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
1Merlin
7American Robin
5Swamp Sparrow
2Bufflehead
1Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
1Red Knot
1Common Grackle

December 10

15Canada Goose
35Black Scoter
2Red-winged Blackbird