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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 (33.5043,-79.0705)

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

September 7

4Mourning Dove
5Common Gallinule
8Semipalmated Plover
3Short-billed Dowitcher
10Sanderling
27Least Sandpiper
2Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2Royal Tern
39Wood Stork
1Anhinga
9White Ibis
2Black-crowned Night Heron
1Little Blue Heron
15Tricolored Heron
18Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
8Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
5Turkey Vulture
4Osprey
2Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
7Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
3House Finch
1Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting