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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.

December 30

1Killdeer
18Sanderling
30Laughing Gull
60Ring-billed Gull
30American Herring Gull
4Great Black-backed Gull
50Lesser Black-backed Gull
3Forster's Tern
6Northern Gannet
80Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
30Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
3House Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

December 28

4Hooded Merganser
11White Ibis
4Tricolored Heron
1Osprey
1Song Sparrow
35Red-winged Blackbird
1Northern Cardinal
1Ruddy Turnstone
1Royal Tern
1American Oystercatcher
4Short-billed Dowitcher
7Willet
12Dunlin
20Black Skimmer
10Black Scoter
3Red-breasted Merganser
3Mourning Dove
6Black-bellied Plover
20Bonaparte's Gull
1Red-throated Loon
5Common Loon

December 27

12Semipalmated Plover
3Boat-tailed Grackle
3American Crow

December 25

XLeast Sandpiper