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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 17

5Hooded Merganser
4Red-breasted Merganser
2Rock Pigeon
1Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
9Semipalmated Plover
2Short-billed Dowitcher
8Willet
5Ruddy Turnstone
40Sanderling
350Dunlin
1Bonaparte's Gull
600Laughing Gull
200Ring-billed Gull
25American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
20Lesser Black-backed Gull
350Black Skimmer
1Caspian Tern
120Forster's Tern
45Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
300Double-crested Cormorant
30White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
35Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
100Brown Pelican
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
10House Sparrow
12House Finch
5White-throated Sparrow
3Nelson's Sparrow
7Savannah Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

November 16

3Black-bellied Plover
1Northern Gannet
17Black Scoter

November 15

1Greater Yellowlegs
1Bald Eagle
10Tree Swallow
2Barn Swallow