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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 Hunting Island SP

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

June 27

3Mourning Dove
1Chuck-will's-widow
1American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
20Semipalmated Plover
6Wilson's Plover
7Marbled Godwit
12Short-billed Dowitcher
5Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
7Sanderling
80Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
3Great Black-backed Gull
70Black Skimmer
40Least Tern
2Caspian Tern
54Black Tern
10Common Tern
1Sandwich Tern
25Royal Tern
2Double-crested Cormorant
10White Ibis
4Roseate Spoonbill
3Tricolored Heron
5Snowy Egret
4Green Heron
3Great Egret
85Brown Pelican
4Osprey
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
3Great Crested Flycatcher
6American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Marsh Wren
4Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
6Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
3Yellow-throated Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
5Painted Bunting