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Mission Statement

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.

May 23

20Wood Duck
5Common Gallinule
10Anhinga
2White Ibis
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
2Little Blue Heron
3Green Heron
30Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
1Red-shouldered Hawk
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Downy Woodpecker
1Pileated Woodpecker
5White-eyed Vireo
4American Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
3Tufted Titmouse
10Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4Carolina Wren
1Orchard Oriole
6Red-winged Blackbird
4Common Grackle
1Boat-tailed Grackle
1Swainson's Warbler
2Common Yellowthroat
6Northern Parula
2Yellow-throated Warbler
10Northern Cardinal
1American Coot
3Black-necked Stilt
2Spotted Sandpiper
14Semipalmated Sandpiper
2Black-crowned Night Heron
3Tricolored Heron
2Painted Bunting
10Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
3Mourning Dove
8Killdeer
8Least Sandpiper
1Least Tern
1Double-crested Cormorant
1Snowy Egret
1Osprey
1Great Crested Flycatcher
1Fish Crow
1Brown-headed Cowbird
1Hooded Warbler

May 19

1Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1American Redstart