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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.

August 30

2Wild Turkey
25Mourning Dove
20Laughing Gull
4Royal Tern
4Wood Stork
6Roseate Spoonbill
2Tricolored Heron
5Snowy Egret
6Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
10Brown Pelican
2Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
2Belted Kingfisher
1Red-headed Woodpecker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
8Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Willow Flycatcher
1Great Crested Flycatcher
3White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
5American Crow
1Fish Crow
8Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
60Barn Swallow
3White-breasted Nuthatch
6Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
12Eastern Bluebird
4House Finch
3Eastern Towhee
2Northern Waterthrush
1Northern Yellow Warbler
8Pine Warbler
1Prairie Warbler
1Summer Tanager
14Northern Cardinal
6Painted Bunting

August 29

44Hudsonian Whimbrel
26Anhinga
7Little Blue Heron
1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Eastern Kingbird
2Red-eyed Vireo
5Red-winged Blackbird
4Brown-headed Cowbird
1Black-and-white Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat

August 24

1Spotted Sandpiper