Carolina Bird Club Explained

Carolina Bird Club
Named After:	North Carolina
Abbreviation:	CBC
Founder:	John H. Grey Jr.
Founding Location:	West Raleigh, North Carolina
Type:	Nonprofit
Tax Id:	56-6054804
Status:	501(c)(3)
Purpose:	Promotes bird-watching
Headquarters:	Raleigh, North Carolina
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	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.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.carolinabirdclub.org/newsletter/2017/2017-v63n5-October.pdf