Carolina Bird Club

Carolina Bird Club

Abbreviation	CBC
Named after	North Carolina
Formation	March 6, 1937 (1937-03-06)
Founder	John H. Grey Jr.
Founded at	West Raleigh, North Carolina
Type	Nonprofit
Tax ID no.	56-6054804
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Purpose	Promotes bird-watching
Headquarters	Raleigh, North Carolina
President	Christine Stoughton-Root
Main organ	The Chat
Website	https://www.carolinabirdclub.org/

The Carolina Bird Club (CBC), located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and founded on March 6, 1937, is a non-profit organization that promotes bird-watching as well as ornithological conservation and education efforts. It has published a bulletin known as The Chat since its founding in 1937. The current president of the Carolina Bird Club is Christine Stoughton-Root of Pamlico County, North Carolina.

History

The Carolina Bird Club was founded after the pastor of the West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, John H. Grey Jr., proposed the creation of a state bird club. The six other founding members were:

• H.H. Brimley, Director of the State Museum
• C.S. Brimley, State Entomologist for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and brother of H.H. Brimley, who together co-authored Birds of North Carolina (Pearson et al., 1919)
• Harry T. Davis, member of the State Museum and later its director
• Carey Bostian, a professor of zoology at North Carolina State College
• Mrs. Green, a member of the Raleigh Woman's Club and nature columnist for The News & Observer
• A seventh person whose name is unknown

After Grey declined the presidency to act instead as secretary, treasurer, and editor, Clement S. Brimley was selected as the club's first president.

External links

• CarolinaBirdClub.org, official site
• The First 50 Years: A Brief History of Carolina Bird Club by Eloise Potter, Carolina Bird Club