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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.

September 9

2Clapper Rail
20Black-bellied Plover
30Semipalmated Plover
20Short-billed Dowitcher
8Lesser Yellowlegs
10Willet
12Greater Yellowlegs
20Least Sandpiper
30Western Sandpiper
10Laughing Gull
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
14Western Cattle-Egret
2Great Egret
1American Crow

September 8

3Black-necked Stilt
1Killdeer
23Wood Stork
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Barn Swallow
1Seaside Sparrow
10Semipalmated Sandpiper
8Roseate Spoonbill

September 7

2Hudsonian Whimbrel
1Wilson's Phalarope
1Northern Cardinal

September 5

2Stilt Sandpiper
2Yellow-crowned Night Heron
3Green Heron
1Bald Eagle

September 2

1Turkey Vulture
1Carolina Chickadee