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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 10

2Wild Turkey
3Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
1Killdeer
12Semipalmated Plover
24Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Short-billed Dowitcher
2Willet
22Ruddy Turnstone
1Red Knot
17Sanderling
1Dunlin
35Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1Least Tern
7Forster's Tern
5Royal Tern
2Wood Stork
3Double-crested Cormorant
7White Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
2Little Blue Heron
7Tricolored Heron
14Snowy Egret
17Great Egret
50Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Bald Eagle
2Downy Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
2Eastern Wood-Pewee
5Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue Jay
3American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
4Tufted Titmouse
7Purple Martin
5Brown-headed Nuthatch
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
5Eastern Bluebird
4American Robin
2House Finch
2Eastern Towhee
1Orchard Oriole
10Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
5Boat-tailed Grackle
1American Redstart
4Northern Parula
1Northern Yellow Warbler
3Pine Warbler
2Summer Tanager
12Northern Cardinal
3Painted Bunting

May 6

1Greater Yellowlegs
2Black Skimmer
13Black Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
3Eastern Kingbird
5Fish Crow
2Barn Swallow
1Yellow-throated Warbler
8Wood Duck
1Mottled Duck
1Chimney Swift
2Spotted Sandpiper
1Anhinga
1Glossy Ibis
2Great Blue Heron
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Red-headed Woodpecker
1Red-eyed Vireo
2Tree Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
1Brown Thrasher
4Bobolink
1Common Yellowthroat
3Blue Grosbeak