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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--North Beach/Jetty/Dunes Trail

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

April 17

2Black-bellied Plover
1Short-billed Dowitcher
16Sanderling
6Brown Pelican
6Red-breasted Merganser
1Mourning Dove
2Wilson's Plover
4Willet
1Western Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
1Least Tern
1Common Tern
1Green Heron
1Great Blue Heron
1Downy Woodpecker
3Carolina Chickadee
1Carolina Wren
3Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
1Red-winged Blackbird
6Northern Cardinal

April 15

1Black Scoter
1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
3Chimney Swift
2Killdeer
100Semipalmated Plover
3Piping Plover
2Whimbrel
1Spotted Sandpiper
1American Herring Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Sandwich Tern
3Royal Tern
12Northern Gannet
5Double-crested Cormorant
5Little Blue Heron
4Snowy Egret
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Merlin
1Great Crested Flycatcher
8Tree Swallow
2Barn Swallow
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Prairie Warbler

April 13

1Common Loon
1Osprey

April 12

1Great Egret
1Tufted Titmouse
1Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
1Chipping Sparrow
1Saltmarsh Sparrow