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Recent reports from Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet US-SC 33.51271, -79.07121

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

September 11

1Mourning Dove
6Chimney Swift
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1King Rail
3Clapper Rail
1Common Gallinule
1Black-bellied Plover
2Semipalmated Plover
4Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
7Sanderling
12Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
2Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Laughing Gull
2Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
2Royal Tern
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1White Ibis
9Roseate Spoonbill
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
1Green Heron
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Cooper's Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
1American Crow
6Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
6Barn Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
1Veery
2House Finch
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1American Redstart
1Yellow Warbler
2Pine Warbler
1Summer Tanager
6Northern Cardinal
2Painted Bunting