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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 3

6Wood Duck ✓
2Blue-winged Teal ✓
5Common Gallinule ✓
1Greater Yellowlegs ✓
5Pied-billed Grebe ✓
4Anhinga ✓
2Little Blue Heron ✓
1Tricolored Heron ✓
3Snowy Egret ✓
5Great Egret ✓
2Great Blue Heron ✓
2Black Vulture ✓
2Turkey Vulture ✓
1Osprey ✓
1Bald Eagle ✓
1Red-shouldered Hawk ✓
1Barred Owl ✓
2Belted Kingfisher ✓
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ✓
3Red-bellied Woodpecker ✓
1Northern Flicker ✓
1Peregrine Falcon ✓
3Eastern Phoebe ✓
8American Crow ✓
3Ruby-crowned Kinglet ✓
1White-breasted Nuthatch ✓
1Sedge Wren ✓
1Carolina Wren ✓
10European Starling ✓
1Northern Mockingbird ✓
3American Robin ✓
1White-crowned Sparrow ✓
1White-throated Sparrow ✓
1Savannah Sparrow ✓
5Song Sparrow ✓
9Swamp Sparrow ✓
1Eastern Meadowlark ✓
10Common Grackle ✓
30Yellow-rumped Warbler ✓
2Northern Cardinal ✓

November 2

8Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ✓
2American Coot ✓
2Carolina Chickadee ✓

November 1

1Pileated Woodpecker ✓
3Tufted Titmouse ✓
2White Ibis ✓

October 31

4Canada Goose ✓
3Double-crested Cormorant ✓
1Red-tailed Hawk ✓
1Downy Woodpecker ✓
2Blue Jay ✓
2Fish Crow ✓
1Green Heron ✓
1Northern Harrier ✓
1Merlin ✓
1Northern House Wren ✓
22Red-winged Blackbird ✓
20Boat-tailed Grackle ✓