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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 State Park, Murrells Inlet US-SC 33.50973, -79.06906

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

June 28

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
2Mourning Dove
4Chimney Swift
10Common Gallinule
5Killdeer
5Least Sandpiper
6Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
30Wood Stork
2Anhinga
2White Ibis
7Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
6Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
5Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
6House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
6Red-winged Blackbird
8Brown-headed Cowbird
2Prothonotary Warbler
2Pine Warbler
6Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting