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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 22

6Hooded Merganser
48Semipalmated Plover
2Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
9Sanderling
200Dunlin
57Laughing Gull
28Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
25Double-crested Cormorant
8White Ibis
3Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Brown Pelican
1American Crow
1Nelson's Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle

January 21

10Great Black-backed Gull
1Iceland Gull
1Black Skimmer
1Forster's Tern

January 18

7Red-throated Loon
4Northern Gannet
1Osprey
3American Oystercatcher
9Common Loon
25Black-bellied Plover
85Short-billed Dowitcher
16Least Sandpiper
100Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Royal Tern
1Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle

January 17

75Bonaparte's Gull
1Mourning Dove
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Harrier
1Killdeer
4Turkey Vulture
1Northern Mockingbird
2Song Sparrow
1Piping Plover
1Seaside Sparrow
1Little Blue Heron
5Black Vulture
3Red-breasted Merganser
15Western Sandpiper

January 16

1Pacific Loon