Carolina Bird Club
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| Abbreviation | CBC |
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| Named after | North Carolina |
| Formation | 6 March 1937 |
| Founder | John H. Grey, Jr. |
| Founded at | West Raleigh |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Promotes bird-watching |
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President
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Katherine Higgins |
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Main organ
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The Chat |
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 Katherine Higgins of Wilmington, North Carolina.
History
The CBC was founded after then-pastor of the West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, John H. Grey, Jr., proposed the creation of a state bird club. The six other founding members included:
- H.H. Brimley, Director of the State Museum
- C.S. Brimley, State Entomologist for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and brother to 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 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 CBC'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
