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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.

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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.

April 23

1Wild Turkey
1Spotted Sandpiper
1Wood Stork
1Anhinga
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
3Great Crested Flycatcher
1White-eyed Vireo
1American Crow
4Tufted Titmouse
50Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
6Northern Mockingbird
1Eastern Bluebird
6Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Pine Warbler
5Northern Cardinal

April 20

2Mourning Dove
3American Oystercatcher
2Black-bellied Plover
1Wilson's Plover
30Hudsonian Whimbrel
4Short-billed Dowitcher
8Willet
1Greater Yellowlegs
4Laughing Gull
1Green Heron
1Great Egret
12Brown Pelican
1Eastern Kingbird
1Blue Jay
2Carolina Chickadee
1Northern House Wren
1Gray Catbird
4Cedar Waxwing
1House Finch
2Orchard Oriole
1Boat-tailed Grackle
2Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting