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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.

November 13

1Clapper Rail ✓
2Black-bellied Plover ✓
2Semipalmated Plover ✓
2Piping Plover ✓
3Ruddy Turnstone ✓
1Red Knot ✓
40Sanderling ✓
125Dunlin ✓
4Ring-billed Gull ✓
2American Herring Gull ✓
3Forster's Tern ✓
2Royal Tern ✓
20Double-crested Cormorant ✓
5Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
10Snowy Egret ✓
2Great Egret ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
50American White Pelican ✓
25Brown Pelican ✓
1Turkey Vulture ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Eastern Phoebe ✓
750Tree Swallow ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
5Savannah Sparrow ✓
15Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
1Palm Warbler ✓
2Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓