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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.

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Recent reports from Wrightsville Beach--Masonboro Inlet

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

December 26

2American Oystercatcher
1Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
1Bonaparte's Gull
1Laughing Gull
5Common Loon
75Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Blue Heron
15Brown Pelican
3Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 23

3White-winged Scoter
1Red-breasted Merganser
4Sanderling
45Purple Sandpiper
10Ring-billed Gull
8American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
1Forster's Tern
1Horned Grebe
30Northern Gannet
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
1Common Eider
2Red-throated Loon
1Red-tailed Hawk

December 22

3Rock Pigeon
3Black-bellied Plover
6Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
9Dunlin
5Tree Swallow