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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 Huntington Beach SP--North Beach

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

January 29

2Black Scoter
6Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
2Clapper Rail
3Ruddy Turnstone
25Sanderling
1Least Sandpiper
6Bonaparte's Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
3American Herring Gull
1Great Black-backed Gull
5Forster's Tern
2Red-throated Loon
5Common Loon
19Double-crested Cormorant
9American White Pelican
12Brown Pelican
1Osprey
4Bald Eagle
8Savannah Sparrow
500Red-winged Blackbird

January 25

1Ruddy Duck
2Willet
10Red Knot
10Laughing Gull
2Black Skimmer
4Horned Grebe
4White Ibis
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Yellow-rumped Warbler
3American Oystercatcher
150Semipalmated Plover
3Greater Yellowlegs
160Dunlin
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
9Royal Tern
11Northern Gannet
5Great Blue Heron
1Great Horned Owl
1Eastern Phoebe
1Blue Jay