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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

September 20

8Mourning Dove ✓
1Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
2Snowy Egret ✓
1Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
1Black Vulture ✓
6Turkey Vulture ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
3Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
3American Crow ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
2Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
3Northern Cardinal ✓
2Clapper Rail ✓
4Ruddy Turnstone ✓
6Laughing Gull ✓
1Wood Stork ✓
2White Ibis ✓
3Roseate Spoonbill ✓
9Brown Pelican ✓
2Osprey ✓
5Bald Eagle ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
2Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Pileated Woodpecker ✓
1American Kestrel ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
2White-eyed Vireo ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
5Fish Crow ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
3Brown-headed Nuthatch ✓
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ✓
4Carolina Wren ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
8Red-winged Blackbird ✓
3Common Yellowthroat ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓