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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.

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Recent reports from Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet US-SC 33.50953, -79.06277

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

February 19

3Blue-winged Teal
4Gadwall
15Green-winged Teal
3Lesser Scaup
6Bufflehead
2Hooded Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
1Virginia Rail
1Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Greater Yellowlegs
2Sanderling
14Dunlin
1Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
3Forster's Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
1Northern Gannet
35Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
2American White Pelican
3Brown Pelican
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
20Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown Creeper
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
5American Robin
5Cedar Waxwing
3House Finch
3Purple Finch
1American Goldfinch
1Chipping Sparrow
1White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Grackle
2Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
17Yellow-rumped Warbler
1Northern Cardinal