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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.

July 13

1Mourning Dove
5Clapper Rail
19Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
1Willet
6Greater Yellowlegs
2Least Sandpiper
27Laughing Gull
6Roseate Spoonbill
4Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
7Great Egret
1Mississippi Kite
1Eastern Bluebird
2Seaside Sparrow
12Red-winged Blackbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Painted Bunting

July 12

3Stilt Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
1Wood Stork
1Glossy Ibis
7Western Cattle-Egret
3Marsh Wren
3Black Vulture
1Cooper's Hawk
2Purple Martin
5Barn Swallow

July 11

7Mallard
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Black Skimmer
1Green Heron

July 10

1Little Blue Heron

July 8

1Red-necked Phalarope
4Common Grackle