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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.

October 19

2Red-breasted Merganser ✓
4Black-bellied Plover ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
3Willet ✓
1Ruddy Turnstone ✓
15Sanderling ✓
150Laughing Gull ✓
20Ring-billed Gull ✓
1American Herring Gull ✓
3Great Black-backed Gull ✓
2Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
1100Black Skimmer ✓
2Caspian Tern ✓
25Forster's Tern ✓
6Sandwich Tern ✓
10Royal Tern ✓
7Northern Gannet ✓
20White Ibis ✓
4Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
53Great Egret ✓
3Brown Pelican ✓
3Osprey ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
9House Sparrow ✓
1Seaside Sparrow ✓

October 18

16Dunlin ✓
1White-rumped Sandpiper ✓
5Least Sandpiper ✓
2Western Sandpiper ✓
1Parasitic Jaeger ✓
1Common Tern ✓
2Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Mourning Dove ✓
1American Oystercatcher ✓
1Piping Plover ✓
9Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
2Greater Yellowlegs ✓
1Bonaparte's Gull ✓

October 17

XKilldeer ✓

October 15

2Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
2Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
7European Starling ✓
3House Finch ✓
6Boat-tailed Grackle ✓