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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.

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Recent reports from Myrtle Beach SP

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

November 7

10Mourning Dove ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
4Tree Swallow ✓
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
3Carolina Wren ✓
2Gray Catbird ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
2Hermit Thrush ✓
5American Robin ✓
1House Finch ✓
5White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Towhee ✓
1Cape May Warbler
7Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
4Northern Cardinal ✓
15Rock Pigeon ✓
27Laughing Gull ✓
4Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
5Royal Tern ✓
1Northern Gannet ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Great Egret ✓
37Brown Pelican ✓
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
4Prairie Willet ✓
2Sanderling ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Brown Thrasher ✓
1Song Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
5Tufted Titmouse ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓

November 4

1Ruby-throated Hummingbird ✓
10Dunlin ✓
1Least Sandpiper ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓

November 2

8Black Scoter ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Blue-headed Vireo ✓
1Loggerhead Shrike ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓