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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 Magnolia Gardens

Only the most recent report per species is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

November 8

1Mourning Dove ✓
1Laughing Gull ✓
3Pied-billed Grebe ✓
3Anhinga ✓
1White Ibis ✓
2Green Heron ✓
1Great Blue Heron ✓
3Turkey Vulture ✓
2Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3Carolina Chickadee ✓
2Carolina Wren ✓
7Song Sparrow ✓
3Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
6Clapper Rail ✓
30American Coot ✓
2Killdeer ✓
2Tricolored Heron ✓
6Snowy Egret ✓
8Great Egret ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
1Red-headed Woodpecker ✓
2Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Blue Jay ✓
1Tufted Titmouse ✓
4Red-winged Blackbird ✓
1Boat-tailed Grackle ✓
3Common Gallinule ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
1American Goldfinch ✓
5Northern Cardinal ✓
4Blue-winged Teal ✓
1Mallard ✓
1Cooper's Hawk ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
2Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Merlin ✓
8Eastern Phoebe ✓
115Fish Crow ✓
4Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
2Northern Mockingbird ✓
1Eastern Bluebird ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
1Rusty Blackbird ✓
10Common Grackle ✓

November 7

11Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
1Lesser Yellowlegs ✓
3Ring-billed Gull ✓
1Forster's Tern ✓
11Black Vulture ✓
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
4American Crow ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
2Northern House Wren ✓
4Gray Catbird ✓
2American Robin ✓
6White-throated Sparrow ✓
2Common Yellowthroat ✓
3Palm Warbler ✓
1Pine Warbler ✓
1Wilson's Snipe ✓
1Spotted Sandpiper ✓
1White-eyed Vireo ✓
1Golden-crowned Kinglet ✓
5European Starling ✓