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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

October 3

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Semipalmated Plover ✓
1Willet ✓
4Sanderling ✓
250Laughing Gull ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
80American Herring Gull ✓
12Great Black-backed Gull ✓
260Black Skimmer ✓
4Caspian Tern ✓
3Forster's Tern ✓
1Common Tern ✓
30Sandwich Tern ✓
11Royal Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
4White Ibis ✓
2Tricolored Heron ✓
7Snowy Egret ✓
25Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
4Brown Pelican ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
3American Crow ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
1Gray Catbird ✓
5Northern Mockingbird ✓
3House Finch ✓
5Seaside Sparrow ✓
2Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

October 2

5House Sparrow ✓

October 1

5Black-bellied Plover ✓
8Killdeer ✓