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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 27

1Black Skimmer
1Roseate Spoonbill
1Marsh Wren
1Painted Bunting

May 25

2Wood Duck
3Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
3Wilson's Plover
3Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Willet
10Ruddy Turnstone
15Red Knot
10Sanderling
60Laughing Gull
10Least Tern
17Royal Tern
2Wood Stork
2Double-crested Cormorant
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
1Western Cattle-Egret
4Great Egret
60Brown Pelican
4Black Vulture
3Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
7Eastern Wood-Pewee
1Acadian Flycatcher
12Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
6White-eyed Vireo
3Yellow-throated Vireo
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
2American Crow
3Fish Crow
1Carolina Chickadee
8Tufted Titmouse
3Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
7Carolina Wren
3Northern Mockingbird
9Eastern Bluebird
2House Finch
3Eastern Towhee
8Orchard Oriole
20Red-winged Blackbird
6Brown-headed Cowbird
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Parula
7Pine Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler
3Summer Tanager
32Northern Cardinal
2Blue Grosbeak