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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 29

1Killdeer
3Willet
3Sanderling
3Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
13Brown Pelican
2American Crow
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
7House Sparrow
3House Finch
2Song Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal
35Black Scoter
2Clapper Rail
8Black-bellied Plover
12Semipalmated Plover
60Short-billed Dowitcher
2Greater Yellowlegs
16Dunlin
250Laughing Gull
20Ring-billed Gull
18American Herring Gull
5Great Black-backed Gull
7Lesser Black-backed Gull
600Black Skimmer
25Caspian Tern
100Forster's Tern
16Sandwich Tern
20Royal Tern
22Double-crested Cormorant
4White Ibis
3Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
4Osprey
3Tree Swallow
4Seaside Sparrow
7Nelson's Sparrow
1Saltmarsh Sparrow
3Savannah Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird

October 26

2Least Sandpiper
4Common Tern
4Mourning Dove
1American Golden-Plover
2Ruddy Turnstone
13Northern Gannet
1Fish Crow
1Gray Catbird
6Yellow-rumped Warbler