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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 -- Sandpiper Pond Observation Deck & Nature Trail

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

March 12

2Blue-winged Teal
6Gadwall
6Green-winged Teal
2Bufflehead
2Black-bellied Plover
15Semipalmated Plover
8Short-billed Dowitcher
1Willet
2White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Great Egret
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Fish Crow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Gray Catbird
1Hermit Thrush
2House Finch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
2Red-winged Blackbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
4Canada Goose
2Mallard
2Mourning Dove
2Killdeer
4Greater Yellowlegs
10Dunlin
12Western Sandpiper
2Double-crested Cormorant
3Great Blue Heron
1Brown Pelican
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Blue Jay
6Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
15Tree Swallow
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
8Carolina Wren
3Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Song Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
5Brown-headed Cowbird
2Pine Warbler

March 11

2American Wigeon
2Hooded Merganser
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

March 10

3Northern Shoveler
1Lesser Scaup
20Least Sandpiper
1Northern Flicker
1Purple Martin
1Brown Creeper
2American Goldfinch
3Chipping Sparrow
4Common Grackle

March 8

1Eastern Phoebe
4Lesser Yellowlegs
1Ring-billed Gull
1Pied-billed Grebe
2Snowy Egret
16American White Pelican
1Bald Eagle
2Golden-crowned Kinglet