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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.

July 13

15Mourning Dove
2American Oystercatcher
4Semipalmated Plover
10Hudsonian Whimbrel
2Willet
20Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
2Glossy Ibis
1Roseate Spoonbill
3Little Blue Heron
5Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
4Great Egret
2Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
3Carolina Chickadee
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Marsh Wren
3Carolina Wren
2Brown Thrasher
4Eastern Bluebird
10Red-winged Blackbird
1Pine Warbler
4Northern Cardinal
1Painted Bunting

July 12

2Black-bellied Plover
1Least Tern
8Black Vulture
2Turkey Vulture
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Kingbird
1Red-eyed Vireo
1Tufted Titmouse
2Barn Swallow
1Summer Tanager
2Blue Grosbeak

July 11

6Least Sandpiper
1Gull-billed Tern
1Royal Tern
2Osprey
1Mississippi Kite
1American Crow
2Purple Martin
1Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
2Common Grackle

July 10

1Black Skimmer
3Wood Stork
2Reddish Egret