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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.

October 30

1Great Blue Heron ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Northern Cardinal ✓
4Wood Stork ✓

October 26

4Ruddy Turnstone ✓
8Red Knot ✓
3Sanderling ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
7Brown Pelican ✓
1Osprey ✓
3Fish Crow ✓
5Northern Rough-winged Swallow ✓

October 25

1Wood Duck ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
1Willow Flycatcher
4Blue Jay ✓
8American Crow ✓
4Carolina Chickadee ✓
1Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
2Swamp Sparrow ✓
17Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
1Painted Bunting ✓

October 24

1Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
3Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
10Dunlin ✓
1Double-crested Cormorant ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
5White Ibis ✓
1Roseate Spoonbill ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
3Cooper's Hawk ✓
3Northern Harrier ✓
6Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
3Downy Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
2American Kestrel ✓
2Eastern Phoebe ✓
4Tufted Titmouse ✓
45Tree Swallow ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Chipping Sparrow ✓
2Eastern Towhee ✓
2Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Common Grackle ✓
1Northern Parula ✓