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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.

September 8

8Mourning Dove
XChimney Swift
3Common Gallinule
4Killdeer
1Semipalmated Plover
1Greater Yellowlegs
8Least Sandpiper
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
4Anhinga
1White Ibis
5Roseate Spoonbill
3Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
6Snowy Egret
2Green Heron
4Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
7Turkey Vulture
1Osprey
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
5Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Downy Woodpecker
3Pileated Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
8White-eyed Vireo
4Red-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
3Fish Crow
XCarolina Chickadee
XTufted Titmouse
XBarn Swallow
4Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
XCarolina Wren
2Eastern Bluebird
1American Robin
1Orchard Oriole
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
5Northern Waterthrush
3Common Yellowthroat
1Hooded Warbler
2Northern Parula
1Pine Warbler
1Yellow-throated Warbler
XNorthern Cardinal
1Blue Grosbeak
1Painted Bunting

September 7

8Wild Turkey
1Ruby-throated Hummingbird
2Blue-winged Teal
2Eastern Kingbird

September 6

1Double-crested Cormorant
2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
18Wood Duck
2Black Vulture
1Acadian Flycatcher
1Cliff Swallow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
2Summer Tanager
5Laughing Gull
3Bobolink

September 4

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2Black-necked Stilt
1Barred Owl
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Swainson's Warbler