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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.

February 7

2Blue-winged Teal
6Green-winged Teal
1Sora
135American Coot
1Killdeer
2Greater Yellowlegs
6Bonaparte's Gull
4Forster's Tern
1Anhinga
12Double-crested Cormorant
54White Ibis
2Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
7Great Egret
4Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
14Turkey Vulture
1Eastern Phoebe
2Carolina Chickadee
1Tufted Titmouse
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Marsh Wren
12Cedar Waxwing
5White-throated Sparrow
6Rusty Blackbird
2Yellow-rumped Warbler

February 5

9Wood Duck
2Mallard
3Mourning Dove
1Pied-billed Grebe
3Black Vulture
1Bald Eagle
3Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
4Red-bellied Woodpecker
5Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
6American Crow
5Tree Swallow
1Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Carolina Wren
1Gray Catbird
1Northern Mockingbird
5American Robin
14Chipping Sparrow
4Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
3Red-winged Blackbird
2Common Grackle
2Boat-tailed Grackle
5Northern Cardinal
12Canada Goose
3Gadwall
1Lesser Scaup
10Hooded Merganser
7Common Gallinule
1Wilson's Snipe
9Lesser Yellowlegs
1American Herring Gull
1Wood Stork
1Green Heron
2Red-shouldered Hawk
2Belted Kingfisher
2Pileated Woodpecker
6Fish Crow
1White-breasted Nuthatch
1Winter Wren
6Hermit Thrush
25American Pipit
15American Goldfinch
2Savannah Sparrow
1Black-and-white Warbler
5Common Yellowthroat
6Palm Warbler
12Pine Warbler