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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 Headquarters Plantation Drive

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

August 19

5Black-necked Stilt
2Black-bellied Plover
11Killdeer
50Semipalmated Plover
1Willet
6Greater Yellowlegs
2Stilt Sandpiper
8Least Sandpiper
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Laughing Gull
1Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
9Snowy Egret
10Western Cattle-Egret
4Great Egret
1Mississippi Kite
1Carolina Wren
3Red-winged Blackbird

August 16

10Short-billed Dowitcher
1Western Sandpiper
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Great Blue Heron
2Bank Swallow

August 15

125Canada Goose
8Mallard
3Lesser Yellowlegs
14Wood Stork
1Clapper Rail
1Pectoral Sandpiper
13White Ibis
6Hudsonian Whimbrel
6Barn Swallow

August 12

4Spotted Sandpiper
1Solitary Sandpiper
1Dunlin
2Mottled Duck
3American Avocet
1Royal Tern
1Green Heron
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher