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Mission Statement

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.

March 1

9Black-bellied Plover
3Killdeer
20Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
16Short-billed Dowitcher
3Willet
40Sanderling
200Dunlin
50Bonaparte's Gull
150Laughing Gull
40Ring-billed Gull
15American Herring Gull
12Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Black Skimmer
12Forster's Tern
6Double-crested Cormorant
2Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
15Brown Pelican
3Turkey Vulture
1Boat-tailed Grackle

February 28

3Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
13Ruddy Turnstone
1Great Black-backed Gull
2Iceland Gull
2Red-throated Loon
20Common Loon
4Northern Gannet
1Northern Mockingbird
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Royal Tern
1Osprey
2Northern Harrier
1Savannah Sparrow

February 26

1Common Eider
5Rock Pigeon
1Horned Grebe
2House Sparrow

February 23

2Canada Goose
130White Ibis