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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 Sunset Beach--Twin Lakes

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

April 26

8Mourning Dove
1Chimney Swift
2Common Gallinule
2Killdeer
2Hudsonian Whimbrel
3Short-billed Dowitcher
4Greater Yellowlegs
9Laughing Gull
3Least Tern
3Anhinga
22Double-crested Cormorant
2Glossy Ibis
1Tricolored Heron
6Green Heron
5Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
4Osprey
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
4Blue Jay
2Fish Crow
4Barn Swallow
1Carolina Wren
2European Starling
2Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Robin
2House Finch
1Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
15Boat-tailed Grackle
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

April 25

1Ring-billed Gull
1Forster's Tern
3Snowy Egret
6Turkey Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Gray Kingbird
1American Crow
1Purple Martin
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow

April 23

1Clapper Rail
1Black-crowned Night Heron
11Cedar Waxwing
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Painted Bunting
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Common Yellowthroat