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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 22

10Blue-winged Teal
1Mourning Dove
10Common Gallinule
20American Coot
2Killdeer
1Wilson's Snipe
5Least Sandpiper
1Laughing Gull
1Forster's Tern
8Pied-billed Grebe
6Anhinga
7Double-crested Cormorant
7White Ibis
5Little Blue Heron
2Tricolored Heron
4Snowy Egret
7Great Egret
3Great Blue Heron
2Black Vulture
4Turkey Vulture
1Sharp-shinned Hawk
1Northern Harrier
1Bald Eagle
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Red-tailed Hawk
3Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2Northern Flicker
4Eastern Phoebe
10American Crow
100Fish Crow
4Carolina Chickadee
5Tufted Titmouse
5Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1Northern House Wren
1Carolina Wren
2Northern Mockingbird
1American Goldfinch
1White-throated Sparrow
1Savannah Sparrow
6Song Sparrow
3Swamp Sparrow
2Boat-tailed Grackle
2Common Yellowthroat
3Palm Warbler
1Pine Warbler
10Yellow-rumped Warbler
2Northern Cardinal

November 21

1Cooper's Hawk
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
1Downy Woodpecker
2White-eyed Vireo
1Hermit Thrush
2Common Grackle