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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 23

6Wood Duck
1Wild Turkey
1Common Ground Dove
8Mourning Dove
4American Oystercatcher
4Black-bellied Plover
2Killdeer
60Semipalmated Plover
1Wilson's Plover
21Hudsonian Whimbrel
6Willet
3Ruddy Turnstone
5Semipalmated Sandpiper
50Laughing Gull
10Least Tern
8Royal Tern
1Anhinga
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
3Green Heron
35Western Cattle-Egret
8Great Egret
24Brown Pelican
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
2Red-tailed Hawk
3Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Eastern Wood-Pewee
9Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
7White-eyed Vireo
2Yellow-throated Vireo
4Blue Jay
1American Crow
3Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
1Purple Martin
10Barn Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
3Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Marsh Wren
7Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
1Northern Mockingbird
14Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
6Eastern Towhee
5Orchard Oriole
20Red-winged Blackbird
2Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
3Northern Parula
5Pine Warbler
3Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
1Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
6Painted Bunting
1Spotted Sandpiper
5Sanderling
8Black Skimmer
20White Ibis
4Roseate Spoonbill
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1European Starling
2American Robin
1Boat-tailed Grackle

May 18

7Red Knot
50Dunlin
2Great Blue Heron