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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 33.50963, -79.06334

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

December 16

2Green-winged Teal
2Lesser Scaup
7Bufflehead
XHooded Merganser
4Mourning Dove
36American Coot
4Greater Yellowlegs
3Least Sandpiper
1Bonaparte's Gull
4Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
3Pied-billed Grebe
6Double-crested Cormorant
3White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
1Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
7Great Blue Heron
3American White Pelican
1Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Screech-Owl
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue-headed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
1American Goldfinch
3White-throated Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
6Red-winged Blackbird
3Pine Warbler
8Yellow-rumped Warbler
6Northern Cardinal