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Locations where Laughing Gull has been recently reported in North Carolina

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

November 5

80Laughing Gull ✓Huntington Beach SP--North Beach/Jetty/Dunes Trail
6Laughing Gull ✓Huntington Beach SP--Mullet Pond
5Laughing Gull ✓Hunting Island SP--Nature Center
2Laughing Gull ✓Fort Johnson
4Laughing Gull ✓Pinckney Retreat and Battery Creek West Basin, Beaufort, South Carolina, US (32.401, -80.724)
5Laughing Gull ✓Hunting Island State Park, Saint Helena Island US-SC 32.36803, -80.44094
6Laughing Gull ✓Cape Romain NWR--Garris Landing, Awendaw (Moore's Landing Historical)
5Laughing Gull ✓Huntington Beach SP -- Nature Center & Boardwalk
3Laughing Gull ✓Hilton Head Island--Harbour Town Lighthouse/Pier
1Laughing Gull ✓Patriot's Point -- nature trail and surrounding areas
36Laughing Gull ✓Murrell's Inlet Oyster Recycling Rd. Boat Launch
14Laughing Gull ✓Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
XLaughing Gull ✓South Beach
100Laughing Gull ✓Cherry Grove/Hog Inlet
27Laughing Gull ✓Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
3Laughing Gull ✓Huntington Beach SP
4Laughing Gull ✓312 50th Ave N, North Myrtle Beach US-SC (33.8373,-78.6189)
16Laughing Gull ✓Fish Haul Beach Park
4Laughing Gull ✓Garden City Causeway (Atlantic Ave.)
1Laughing GullAllison Creek Park & Landing

November 4

27Laughing Gull ✓Hickory Forest Beach (restricted access)
2Laughing Gull ✓Toad Hall
2Laughing Gull ✓Brickyard Point
4Laughing Gull ✓Myrtle Beach SP
6Laughing Gull ✓Huntington Beach SP--Main Beach
5Laughing Gull ✓Fort Pemberton Park
17Laughing Gull ✓Pawleys Island--South End
4Laughing Gull ✓Charleston Harbor Marina
5Laughing Gull ✓Fish Haul Beach, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.24479, -80.68753
35Laughing Gull ✓Pitt Street Causeway
5Laughing Gull ✓Berkeley County Waterfront Park
2Laughing Gull ✓Caw Caw Interpretive Center
7Laughing Gull ✓Hanahan Park
61Laughing Gull ✓Apache Pier

November 3

10Laughing Gull ✓Shem Creek Park
4Laughing Gull ✓Folly Beach Fishing Pier
2Laughing Gull ✓Home
34Laughing Gull ✓Wagener Terrace
4Laughing Gull ✓2803 Point St, Edisto Beach US-SC (32.4780,-80.3328)
1Laughing Gull ✓At home - Meggett SC
4Laughing Gull ✓91 North Sea Pines Drive, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US (32.124, -80.787)
XLaughing Gull ✓Pitt St
17Laughing Gull ✓Romney Street Site (former landfill)
4Laughing Gull ✓Surfside Beach Fishing Pier
XLaughing Gull ✓Bull's Island Ferry
25Laughing Gull ✓304 Lakewind drive
17Laughing Gull ✓Kiawah River
4Laughing Gull ✓1564 E Ashley Ave, Folly Beach US-SC 32.67183, -79.9051. Fifi’s Folly
14Laughing Gull ✓Abbey Walk, Moncks Corner
XLaughing Gull ✓1905 S Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach US-SC (33.6697,-78.9044)

November 2

13Laughing Gull ✓Murrells Inlet Boardwalk
1Laughing Gull ✓Shammy Creek
4Laughing Gull ✓Pritchards Island, SC - north beach (restricted access)
14Laughing Gull ✓Augustus M Flood Boat Ramp
10Laughing Gull ✓Myrtle Beach - Hilton
30Laughing Gull ✓Old Oyster Factory
XLaughing Gull ✓Sullivan's Island Nature Trail
3Laughing Gull ✓Charleston Battery
33Laughing Gull ✓235 S Sea Pines Dr, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.11558, -80.82637
3Laughing Gull ✓Retreat Beach Cir, Pawleys Island US-SC (33.4797,-79.0952)
319Laughing Gull ✓Childsburytown Heritage Preserve (33.0927,-79.9353)
5Laughing Gull ✓Spring Island Shrimp Pond (restricted access)
10Laughing Gull ✓Huntington Beach SP -- Sandpiper Pond Observation Deck & Nature Trail
4Laughing Gull ✓1564 E Ashley Ave, Folly Beach US-SC 32.67187, -79.90531
XLaughing Gull ✓Brittlebank Park
2Laughing Gull ✓Oakhaven Plantation
2Laughing Gull ✓Edisto Beach--Helena Inlet Sound

November 1

1Laughing Gull ✓Pleasant Point Plantation Upper Pond
1Laughing Gull ✓Red Bluff
6Laughing Gull ✓Crescent Beach
5Laughing Gull ✓Palmetto Trail: Lake Marion Passage (Clarendon Co. Side)
2Laughing Gull ✓House Creek, Cherry Grove
3Laughing Gull ✓607 24th Ave., S, NMB
2Laughing Gull ✓Pinckney Island NWR
10Laughing Gull ✓Fort Sumter National Monument (not for observations from ferry ride)
17Laughing Gull ✓Northwoods Pawleys Island (private)
6Laughing Gull ✓North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US (33.824, -78.715)
2Laughing Gull ✓235 S Sea Pines Dr, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.11563, -80.82648
283Laughing Gull ✓Cape Romain NWR - north
40Laughing Gull ✓Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr
8Laughing Gull ✓Barefoot Landing
13Laughing Gull ✓Ft. Moultrie National Monument
7Laughing Gull ✓1611 S Ocean Blvd, Surfside Beach US-SC 33.59366, -78.98284
2Laughing Gull ✓Breach Inlet
4Laughing Gull ✓Kiawah Island Banding Station (Restricted Access)

October 31

3Laughing Gull ✓Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, Hilton Head Island
3Laughing Gull ✓Port Royal Boardwalk
20Laughing Gull ✓1914 County Road S-22-601, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, US (33.542, -79.024)
7Laughing Gull ✓Hunting Island SP--Russ Point Boat Landing Rd.
5Laughing Gull ✓750 Front Street, Georgetown, South Carolina, US (33.366, -79.284)
12Laughing Gull ✓Sullivan's Island
20Laughing Gull ✓Kiawah Island--Captain Sams Spit
7Laughing Gull ✓Russ Point Boat Landing, Saint Helena Island US-SC 32.34632, -80.46989
10Laughing Gull ✓Hunting Island SP--North Spit
XLaughing Gull ✓Mitchelville Freedom Park

October 30

2Laughing Gull ✓Hunting Island SP--Lighthouse & North Beach
12Laughing Gull ✓Edisto Island, South Carolina
17Laughing Gull ✓Disney’s Beach House
6Laughing Gull ✓Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Hollywood US-SC (32.6649,-80.3919)
8Laughing Gull ✓Spanish Moss Trail
300Laughing Gull ✓West Ashley Greenway MP5-MP6