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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 Huntington Beach SP--North Beach

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

May 16

1Spotted Sandpiper
2Western Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
3Forster's Tern
1Brown Pelican
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Brown Thrasher
2Yellow Warbler
1Painted Bunting

May 12

5Mute Swan
4Chimney Swift
3Black-bellied Plover
1Wilson's Plover
3Whimbrel
4Short-billed Dowitcher
5Willet
7Sanderling
8Laughing Gull
1Herring Gull
3Black Skimmer
4Least Tern
1Common Tern
3Sandwich Tern
4Royal Tern
36Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Fish Crow
6Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Nelson's Sparrow
4Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Cardinal