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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.

March 12

6Red-breasted Merganser
2Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
20Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Plover
4Short-billed Dowitcher
4Willet
2Ruddy Turnstone
30Sanderling
20Dunlin
8Bonaparte's Gull
XLaughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
8Great Black-backed Gull
4Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
XDouble-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
8Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
1House Finch
2Savannah Sparrow
3Common Grackle
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal

March 11

2Killdeer
12Lesser Black-backed Gull
7White Ibis
1Northern Harrier
1Red-winged Blackbird

March 9

14Black-bellied Plover
2Least Sandpiper
3Black Skimmer
4Common Loon
1Snowy Egret
1Bald Eagle
2House Sparrow
1Yellow-rumped Warbler

March 7

4Horned Grebe
1Short-eared Owl
1American Kestrel
2Mallard
1Hooded Merganser
5Song Sparrow