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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.

November 10

1Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
4Killdeer
2Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
2Least Sandpiper
XLaughing Gull
XRing-billed Gull
XAmerican Herring Gull
XGreat Black-backed Gull
3Lesser Black-backed Gull
XBlack Skimmer
XForster's Tern
XRoyal Tern
XDouble-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
4Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
1American White Pelican
XBrown Pelican
1Eastern Phoebe
2American Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
4House Sparrow
1American Pipit
2House Finch
3Red-winged Blackbird
9Semipalmated Plover
2Piping Plover
32Sanderling
220Dunlin
24White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
8Tree Swallow
1Savannah Sparrow

November 9

XShort-billed Dowitcher
XBonaparte's Gull
2Sandwich Tern
1Peregrine Falcon
2Boat-tailed Grackle
1Caspian Tern

November 8

6Western Sandpiper
2Snowy Egret

November 7

1Common Loon
1Northern Harrier
1White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow