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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.

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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.

June 27

2Wild Turkey
1Black-necked Stilt
2American Oystercatcher
50Semipalmated Plover
50Wilson's Plover
1Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Willet
4Laughing Gull
3Black Skimmer
7Least Tern
2Royal Tern
1White Ibis
5Glossy Ibis
6Roseate Spoonbill
2Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
12Great Egret
14Brown Pelican
7Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Downy Woodpecker
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Yellow-throated Vireo
1Fish Crow
1Purple Martin
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Eastern Bluebird
2Eastern Towhee
1Yellow-breasted Chat
2Red-winged Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
2Northern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting
5Mourning Dove
1Wood Stork
2Anhinga
7Little Blue Heron
1Green Heron
3Western Cattle-Egret
1Great Blue Heron
5Turkey Vulture
2Osprey
4Red-headed Woodpecker
6Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Hairy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
4Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Eastern Kingbird
5White-eyed Vireo
6Blue Jay
1American Crow
7Carolina Chickadee
9Tufted Titmouse
2Northern Rough-winged Swallow
5Barn Swallow
2White-breasted Nuthatch
8Brown-headed Nuthatch
5Carolina Wren
1Brown Thrasher
3Northern Mockingbird
3House Finch
7Brown-headed Cowbird
2Yellow-throated Warbler
1Summer Tanager

June 26

1Caspian Tern
1Northern Parula

June 25

1Ring-billed Gull
1Boat-tailed Grackle

June 22

2Clapper Rail
1Swallow-tailed Kite
1Marsh Wren
2Common Grackle