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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 18

30Semipalmated Plover
3Sanderling
3Ring-billed Gull
5American Herring Gull
4Northern Gannet
3Double-crested Cormorant
5Brown Pelican
3American Oystercatcher
1Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
8Great Black-backed Gull
5Forster's Tern
9Common Loon
1Osprey

January 17

75Bonaparte's Gull
350Laughing Gull
16Black Skimmer
350White Ibis
30Dunlin
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Royal Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Mourning Dove
12Black-bellied Plover
5Short-billed Dowitcher
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Great Egret
1Northern Harrier
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Tricolored Heron
1Hooded Merganser
1Killdeer
4Turkey Vulture
1Northern Mockingbird
2Savannah Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
1Piping Plover
1Least Sandpiper
1Seaside Sparrow
1Little Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
3Red-breasted Merganser
1Red-throated Loon
15Western Sandpiper

January 16

2Iceland Gull
1Pacific Loon

January 13

1Belted Kingfisher
17Tree Swallow
4House Finch
1Northern Cardinal

January 12

4House Sparrow
2Bald Eagle
3American Crow

January 11

1Black Scoter