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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 26

1Hooded Merganser
9Semipalmated Plover
1Piping Plover
18Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
12Willet
3Ruddy Turnstone
16Sanderling
XDunlin
3Least Sandpiper
XBonaparte's Gull
XLaughing Gull
XRing-billed Gull
XAmerican Herring Gull
250Black Skimmer
50Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
2Northern Gannet
30Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
40Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Northern Mockingbird
6Lesser Black-backed Gull
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
2Carolina Wren
15House Sparrow

November 25

20Black Scoter
8Great Black-backed Gull
5Sandwich Tern
7Common Loon
6Little Blue Heron
1Northern Harrier
4Nelson's Sparrow
3Saltmarsh Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
1Boat-tailed Grackle

November 23

XAmerican Oystercatcher
XBlack-bellied Plover
4Red-breasted Merganser
1White-throated Sparrow
2Northern Cardinal

November 20

20Western Sandpiper