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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.

The Club provides this website to all for free.

By becoming a member, you support the activities of the Club, receive reduced registration fee for meetings, can participate in bonus field trips, and receive our publications.

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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.

September 20

8Mourning Dove
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
1Black Vulture
6Turkey Vulture
1Mississippi Kite
2Belted Kingfisher
3Red-headed Woodpecker
3American Crow
1Tufted Titmouse
2Eastern Bluebird
1Palm Warbler
3Northern Cardinal
2Clapper Rail
4Ruddy Turnstone
6Laughing Gull
1Wood Stork
2White Ibis
3Roseate Spoonbill
9Brown Pelican
2Osprey
5Bald Eagle
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
1American Kestrel
1Merlin
1Peregrine Falcon
2White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
5Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
8Red-winged Blackbird
3Common Yellowthroat
1Pine Warbler