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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 Huntington Beach SP--North Beach/Jetty/Dunes Trail

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

October 30

1Mourning Dove
1Clapper Rail
5Willet
4Ruddy Turnstone
7Sanderling
10Laughing Gull
2Ring-billed Gull
100Black Skimmer
1Caspian Tern
2Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
12Double-crested Cormorant
1Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
10Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
30Brown Pelican
1Osprey
1Northern Harrier
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
5Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Lark Sparrow
2Saltmarsh Sparrow
1Song Sparrow
2Northern Cardinal
3Pied-billed Grebe
1Bald Eagle
3Barn Swallow
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
2Nelson's Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird

October 28

1Semipalmated Plover
1Blue Jay
2Northern House Wren

October 26

3Red Knot
1Dunlin
1Purple Sandpiper

October 24

1Black Scoter
1American Herring Gull
1Savannah Sparrow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Yellow-rumped Warbler