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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.

March 28

2Killdeer
2Laughing Gull
1Brown Pelican
1Little Blue Heron
1Tricolored Heron
1Great Egret
1Black Vulture
1Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
3Blue Jay
1American Crow
1Fish Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
2Carolina Wren
1Eastern Bluebird
1White-throated Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
3Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
4Common Grackle
1Northern Parula
1Palm Warbler
2Pine Warbler
10Northern Cardinal

March 26

1Belted Kingfisher
2Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

March 23

2Lesser Scaup
40Black Scoter
3Mourning Dove
1American Oystercatcher
3Black-bellied Plover
14Willet
30Least Sandpiper
1Forster's Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
5Snowy Egret
1Green Heron
5Great Blue Heron
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Northern Flicker
1Eastern Phoebe
2Yellow-throated Vireo
1Blue-headed Vireo
250Tree Swallow
4House Wren
2Marsh Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Brown Thrasher
2Northern Mockingbird
2House Finch
9Chipping Sparrow
1Swamp Sparrow
1Common Yellowthroat
2Yellow-throated Warbler