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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 Mason Inlet Waterbird Management Area

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

January 7

5Sanderling
2Bonaparte's Gull
100Laughing Gull
400Ring-billed Gull
100American Herring Gull
25Great Black-backed Gull
15Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Iceland Gull
2Forster's Tern
1Red-throated Loon
3Common Loon
5Brown Pelican
4Mourning Dove
5Semipalmated Plover
50Short-billed Dowitcher
40Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
145Dunlin
3Black Skimmer
150Double-crested Cormorant
13White Ibis
1Northern Mockingbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle

January 6

1Royal Tern
140Northern Gannet
1Great Egret

January 5

1American Oystercatcher
1Great Blue Heron
2Song Sparrow

January 4

2Black-bellied Plover
1Piping Plover
10Least Sandpiper
1Pied-billed Grebe
1American Bittern
4Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1American Kestrel
2American Crow
8House Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow

January 2

2Yellow-rumped Warbler

January 1

1Snowy Egret
2Turkey Vulture
1Northern Cardinal
9American White Pelican