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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 Botany Bay Plantation WMA

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

March 28

8Lesser Yellowlegs
2Ruddy Turnstone

March 27

1Mourning Dove
1Greater Yellowlegs
3Laughing Gull
1Anhinga
4Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
1Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
9Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
10White-eyed Vireo
7Blue Jay
5Carolina Chickadee
6Tufted Titmouse
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Goldfinch
2Chipping Sparrow
2White-throated Sparrow
4Eastern Towhee
3Brown-headed Cowbird
1Louisiana Waterthrush
3Northern Parula
4Pine Warbler
2Yellow-rumped Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
15Northern Cardinal
2American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
5Willet
1Sanderling
50Dunlin
4Least Sandpiper
3Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
1Brown Pelican
2American Crow
3Fish Crow
4House Finch
4Red-winged Blackbird
2Wood Duck
4Blue-winged Teal
5Wild Turkey
6Wilson's Plover
1Marbled Godwit
53Red Knot
2Pied-billed Grebe
3Great Blue Heron
8Black Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
2White-breasted Nuthatch
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
23Cedar Waxwing
1Swamp Sparrow
2Common Grackle
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Common Yellowthroat

March 26

1Little Blue Heron
1Brown Thrasher