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Recent reports from Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island US-SC 33.50386, -79.06696

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

April 16

2Wood Duck
1Blue-winged Teal
2Bufflehead
2Mourning Dove
2Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Clapper Rail
4Sora
16Common Gallinule
8American Coot
1Black-necked Stilt
2American Oystercatcher
5Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
2Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Plover
6Hudsonian Whimbrel
XShort-billed Dowitcher
XLong-billed Dowitcher
1Spotted Sandpiper
4Lesser Yellowlegs
10Willet
XGreater Yellowlegs
2Sanderling
XLeast Sandpiper
XWestern Sandpiper
2Bonaparte's Gull
8Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
1Least Tern
2Caspian Tern
6Forster's Tern
4Pied-billed Grebe
XAnhinga
5Double-crested Cormorant
2White Ibis
1Least Bittern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
3Little Blue Heron
XTricolored Heron
XSnowy Egret
4Green Heron
7Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
6Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
3Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
5Red-headed Woodpecker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1Eastern Kingbird
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
2American Crow
4Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
7Tufted Titmouse
XTree Swallow
1Northern Rough-winged Swallow
XBarn Swallow
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern House Wren
2Marsh Wren
XCarolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
4Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
2American Robin
4Cedar Waxwing
2House Finch
2American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
7White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
5Swamp Sparrow
2Eastern Towhee
XRed-winged Blackbird
XBrown-headed Cowbird
XCommon Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Black-and-white Warbler
3Prothonotary Warbler
3Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
5Northern Parula
1Palm Warbler
XPine Warbler
XYellow-rumped Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
3Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
XNorthern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
3Painted Bunting