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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

July 15

1Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
XKilldeer
1Wilson's Plover
4Willet
24Laughing Gull
25Least Tern
2Sandwich Tern
3Royal Tern
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
12Barn Swallow
XCarolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
XHouse Sparrow

July 14

4Clapper Rail
1Black-bellied Plover
4Hudsonian Whimbrel
44Least Sandpiper
3Western Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
1Ring-billed Gull
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Black Skimmer
1Gull-billed Tern
9Common Tern
22White Ibis
7Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
7Green Heron
24Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Carolina Chickadee
50Purple Martin
2European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2House Finch
1Seaside Sparrow
8Red-winged Blackbird
12Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal

July 9

4American Herring Gull
1Mississippi Kite