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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.

April 25

1Wilson's Plover
40Hudsonian Whimbrel
3Spotted Sandpiper
16Willet
23Ruddy Turnstone
6Red Knot
10Sanderling
20Dunlin
40Laughing Gull
1Least Tern
2Caspian Tern
3Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
7Tricolored Heron
15Snowy Egret
4Great Blue Heron
40Brown Pelican
15Turkey Vulture
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Wood-Pewee
4Great Crested Flycatcher
2Eastern Kingbird
2Blue Jay
10American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
50Tree Swallow
10Barn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Northern Mockingbird
8Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole
30Red-winged Blackbird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager
20Northern Cardinal
4Painted Bunting

April 23

1Wild Turkey
1American Oystercatcher
1Black-bellied Plover
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
1Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1White-eyed Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Carolina Wren
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4Boat-tailed Grackle
1Pine Warbler