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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.

July 10

14Mourning Dove
3Clapper Rail
6American Oystercatcher
1Killdeer
2Wilson's Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
7Willet
12Laughing Gull
2American Herring Gull
2Black Skimmer
90Least Tern
6Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
2White Ibis
4Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
14Brown Pelican
2American Crow
1Fish Crow
15Purple Martin
8Barn Swallow
2Northern Mockingbird
5House Finch
4Boat-tailed Grackle

July 7

1Ruddy Turnstone
1Ring-billed Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
6Green Heron
2Osprey
1Carolina Chickadee
2Carolina Wren
5House Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal

July 6

2Little Blue Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Brown Thrasher
2Red-winged Blackbird