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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 Holden Beach--Sailfish St. Marsh & Trail

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

August 29

2Hudsonian Whimbrel
8Lesser Yellowlegs
2Willet
3Greater Yellowlegs
3Laughing Gull
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
7Little Blue Heron
15Tricolored Heron
10Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
10Barn Swallow

August 27

1Eurasian Collared-Dove
5Mourning Dove
1Black-bellied Plover
2Least Sandpiper
1Common Tern
3Glossy Ibis
1Osprey
2Cooper's Hawk
1Pileated Woodpecker
14Fish Crow
4Northern Mockingbird
5House Sparrow
1Northern Cardinal

August 26

1Clapper Rail
1Royal Tern
1White Ibis
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Boat-tailed Grackle

August 23

1Black-necked Stilt
18Semipalmated Plover
2Sandwich Tern
2Brown Pelican
1Carolina Chickadee
2Tree Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1Common Grackle
2Ring-billed Gull

August 22

7Short-billed Dowitcher