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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.

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Recent reports from Wrightsville Beach--Masonboro Inlet

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

April 26

1Surf Scoter
6Rock Pigeon
4Mourning Dove
4American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
1Willet
8Sanderling
30Dunlin
21Laughing Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
7Herring Gull
120Black Skimmer
140Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
1Forster's Tern
7Common Tern
8Sandwich Tern
4Royal Tern
2Red-throated Loon
2Common Loon
5Double-crested Cormorant
4Brown Pelican
2Snowy Egret
8Green Heron
1Osprey
2Fish Crow
3Purple Martin
2Carolina Wren
1European Starling
2Gray Catbird
3Northern Mockingbird
2House Sparrow
4House Finch
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal

April 23

1Black Scoter
9Great Black-backed Gull

April 22

14Semipalmated Plover
1Brown Thrasher

April 21

1Killdeer
1Bonaparte's Gull
25White Ibis

April 20

3Great Egret
40Barn Swallow
1American Robin