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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 Sunset Beach

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

September 30

4Sanderling ✓
6Laughing Gull ✓
1Royal Tern ✓
1Brown Pelican ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
8Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓

September 29

4Rock Pigeon ✓
4Mourning Dove ✓
1Clapper Rail ✓
3American Oystercatcher ✓
35Black-bellied Plover ✓
250Semipalmated Plover ✓
30Short-billed Dowitcher ✓
2Willet ✓
1Ruddy Turnstone ✓
75Semipalmated Sandpiper ✓
5American Herring Gull ✓
1Lesser Black-backed Gull ✓
180Black Skimmer ✓
2Caspian Tern ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
1Green Heron ✓
5Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
10European Starling ✓
9House Sparrow ✓
3House Finch ✓

September 26

1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
5Osprey ✓
2Barn Swallow ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1Ring-billed Gull ✓
2Forster's Tern ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
4American Crow ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1American Redstart ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
2White Ibis ✓
1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
2Piping Plover ✓
1Western Sandpiper ✓
2Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
6Palm Warbler ✓