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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.

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Recent reports from Murrell's Inlet Oyster Recycling Rd. Boat Launch

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

August 2

2Eurasian Collared-Dove
3Clapper Rail
1American Avocet
2American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
15Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
4Short-billed Dowitcher
3Spotted Sandpiper
20Willet
2Greater Yellowlegs
3Ruddy Turnstone
20Sanderling
2Least Sandpiper
35Laughing Gull
5Ring-billed Gull
30Least Tern
1Gull-billed Tern
8Forster's Tern
4Common Tern
45Royal Tern
2Wood Stork
1Double-crested Cormorant
8White Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
4Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
8Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
25Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Blue Jay
18Barn Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Red-winged Blackbird
40Boat-tailed Grackle
1Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

August 1

1Killdeer
2Western Sandpiper
1Black Skimmer
1Caspian Tern
1Anhinga
2Fish Crow