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 ornithologicalconservation 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 Susan Campbell of Apex, North Carolina.[2]
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
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.
References
^"Groups and Clubs". nc.audubon.org. Audubon Society of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^"CBC Board Members"(PDF). CBC Newsletter. Vol. 70, no. 1. Raleigh NC: Carolina Bird Club. February 2024. p. 8. Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 July 2024.
