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The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization that represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is


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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.

The Club publishes two print publications (now also available online). The Chat is a quarterly ornithological journal that contains scientific articles, reports of bird records committees and bird counts, and general field notes on bird sightings. CBC Newsletter is published bimonthly and includes birding articles and information about meetings, field trips, and Club news.

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Recent reports from Botany Bay Plantation WMA

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

June 12

2Mourning Dove
4Wilson's Plover
5Willet
1Ruddy Turnstone
12Laughing Gull
4Least Tern
1Caspian Tern
1Forster's Tern
2Roseate Spoonbill
1Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
4Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
50Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Downy Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
4Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
2Brown-headed Cowbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
2Summer Tanager
5Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak
1Indigo Bunting
3Painted Bunting
2Chimney Swift
1Gull-billed Tern
1Wood Stork
5Black Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
1Belted Kingfisher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Eastern Bluebird
1House Finch
2Chipping Sparrow
9Red-winged Blackbird

June 11

1Osprey

June 6

1Black Skimmer