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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.

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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.

October 14

2American Avocet
6Black-bellied Plover ✓
1Killdeer ✓
100Semipalmated Plover ✓
80Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
2Willet ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
10Sanderling ✓
3Dunlin ✓
1Western Sandpiper ✓
5Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
40Laughing Gull ✓
6Ring-billed Gull ✓
10American Herring Gull ✓
12Great Black-backed Gull ✓
40Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
300Black Skimmer ✓
3Caspian Tern ✓
20Forster's Tern ✓
2Common Tern ✓
2Sandwich Tern ✓
60Royal Tern ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
12Brown Pelican ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1American Crow ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
3European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
4House Sparrow ✓
3House Finch ✓
10Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

October 12

2Osprey ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓