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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 Sunset Beach--East End

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

May 13

4Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
21Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
225Semipalmated Plover
4Wilson's Plover
45Hudsonian Whimbrel
36Short-billed Dowitcher
15Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
6Ruddy Turnstone
23Red Knot
27Sanderling
150Dunlin
37Western Sandpiper
126Semipalmated Sandpiper
6Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
6Black Skimmer
23Least Tern
31Forster's Tern
1Common Tern
4Sandwich Tern
28Royal Tern
7Double-crested Cormorant
6Great Egret
19Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Fish Crow
5Purple Martin
2Barn Swallow
3Northern Mockingbird
7House Sparrow
3House Finch
8Boat-tailed Grackle