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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.

February 22

3Red-breasted Merganser
5Sanderling
7Bonaparte's Gull
40Laughing Gull
80Ring-billed Gull
68American Herring Gull
12Great Black-backed Gull
25Lesser Black-backed Gull
15Forster's Tern
16Common Loon
4Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Sparrow
10White-winged Scoter
2American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
9Semipalmated Plover
2Willet
1Red-throated Loon
250Dunlin
1Northern Gannet
1Boat-tailed Grackle

February 21

1Savannah Sparrow

February 20

3Royal Tern
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
33Short-billed Dowitcher
2Least Sandpiper

February 19

1Mourning Dove
4White Ibis
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Crow
3House Finch
1Song Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
3Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal

February 18

8Black-bellied Plover
1Piping Plover
8Ruddy Turnstone
1Tricolored Heron
1Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher

February 17

2Eastern Bluebird