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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.

March 18

6Hooded Merganser
2Willet
1Bonaparte's Gull
15Laughing Gull
3Ring-billed Gull
1American Herring Gull
3Forster's Tern
1Royal Tern
1Anhinga
1Tricolored Heron
2Snowy Egret
3Great Egret
4Black Vulture
1Swallow-tailed Kite
2Blue Jay
3American Crow
2Fish Crow
1Carolina Wren
40Cedar Waxwing
12Chipping Sparrow
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Northern Parula
2Palm Warbler
3Pine Warbler
5Yellow-rumped Warbler
12Northern Cardinal

March 14

1American Oystercatcher
2Eastern Bluebird
1Yellow-throated Warbler
1Mallard
2Red-breasted Merganser
2Killdeer
1Spotted Sandpiper
2Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
2Turkey Vulture
1Belted Kingfisher
1Song Sparrow
1Red-winged Blackbird

March 12

2Mottled Duck
5Wild Turkey
XMourning Dove
4Greater Yellowlegs
1Red Knot
10Dunlin
5Double-crested Cormorant
1Osprey
4Bald Eagle
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1American Kestrel
1Eastern Phoebe
XWhite-eyed Vireo
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
20Tree Swallow
1Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
XBlue-gray Gnatcatcher
2Northern Mockingbird
10House Finch
1Field Sparrow
10White-throated Sparrow
2Savannah Sparrow
5Brown-headed Cowbird