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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.

June 30

2American Oystercatcher
38Semipalmated Plover
6Wilson's Plover
2Willet
12Laughing Gull
27Least Tern
2Roseate Spoonbill
9Tricolored Heron
3Snowy Egret
2Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
32Brown Pelican
1Turkey Vulture
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Northern Cardinal
10Mourning Dove
1Common Gallinule
1Royal Tern
2Anhinga
3Little Blue Heron
3Red-headed Woodpecker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
2Pileated Woodpecker
3Eastern Wood-Pewee
2Acadian Flycatcher
5Great Crested Flycatcher
2White-eyed Vireo
1Yellow-throated Vireo
3Blue Jay
4American Crow
2Fish Crow
5Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1Barn Swallow
3Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
6Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
3Eastern Bluebird
1Orchard Oriole
11Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Common Yellowthroat
1Summer Tanager
1Blue Grosbeak
6Painted Bunting
1Wood Stork
1Osprey