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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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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 7

1Mourning Dove
6Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
16Sanderling
2Least Tern
1Pied-billed Grebe
3Snowy Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Brown Thrasher
1Painted Bunting

May 6

100Black-bellied Plover
350Semipalmated Plover
14Wilson's Plover
7Whimbrel
125Short-billed Dowitcher
1Long-billed Dowitcher
4Spotted Sandpiper
2Greater Yellowlegs
5Dunlin
2Least Sandpiper
7Semipalmated Sandpiper
16Laughing Gull
50Black Skimmer
5Forster's Tern
6Sandwich Tern
43Royal Tern
2Brown Pelican
4Purple Martin
1Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Boat-tailed Grackle
3Northern Cardinal
1Lesser Yellowlegs
1Horned Grebe
3Double-crested Cormorant