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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.

May 6

3Mourning Dove
18Hudsonian Whimbrel
3Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
1Ruddy Turnstone
28Laughing Gull
1Ring-billed Gull
2Black Skimmer
4Least Tern
1Great Egret
5Brown Pelican
13Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Eastern Wood-Pewee
9Great Crested Flycatcher
3Eastern Kingbird
8White-eyed Vireo
2American Crow
5Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
4Eastern Bluebird
3House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
4Orchard Oriole
20Red-winged Blackbird
7Brown-headed Cowbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Parula
2Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
9Northern Cardinal
4Painted Bunting
8Wood Duck
1Mottled Duck
1Wild Turkey
1Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
2Royal Tern
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Glossy Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
2Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
4Bobolink
1Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
3Blue Grosbeak