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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.

May 1

2Semipalmated Plover
2Wilson's Plover
7Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Spotted Sandpiper
1Willet
3Sanderling
2Western Sandpiper
4Semipalmated Sandpiper
25Laughing Gull
1Black Skimmer
200Royal Tern
5Brown Pelican
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird

April 30

9Ring-billed Gull
XLeast Tern
6Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
1Anhinga
22Double-crested Cormorant
1Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Merlin
2Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting
1Mute Swan
6Mallard
3American Oystercatcher
8Black-bellied Plover
2Lesser Yellowlegs
2Greater Yellowlegs
4Ruddy Turnstone
2Gull-billed Tern
1Caspian Tern
1Common Tern
2Glossy Ibis
8Snowy Egret
3Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2American Crow
7Barn Swallow
2European Starling
1Brown Thrasher
2House Sparrow
11Red-winged Blackbird
1Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle

April 29

1Tricolored Heron
1Marsh Wren