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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.

June 7

2Canada Goose
1Anhinga
1Snowy Egret
1Great Egret
1Mississippi Kite
3White-eyed Vireo
3American Crow
2Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3Eastern Bluebird
2Northern Parula
2Yellow-throated Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

June 6

2Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
8Mottled Duck
9Common Gallinule
3American Coot
6Black-necked Stilt
2Semipalmated Plover
1Semipalmated Sandpiper
16Laughing Gull
1Caspian Tern
3Wood Stork
2White Ibis
1Glossy Ibis
1Least Bittern
1Yellow-crowned Night Heron
6Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
3Green Heron
1Osprey
2Red-bellied Woodpecker
2Great Crested Flycatcher
4Carolina Wren
15Red-winged Blackbird
1Brown-headed Cowbird
2Common Grackle
11Boat-tailed Grackle
2Painted Bunting

June 3

37Wood Duck
2Great Blue Heron
2Ruby-throated Hummingbird
1Turkey Vulture
1Acadian Flycatcher
2Brown-headed Nuthatch
6Common Yellowthroat
1Indigo Bunting

June 2

1Blue-winged Teal
5Mourning Dove
1Killdeer
1Black Skimmer
2Common Tern
1Black-crowned Night Heron
1Fish Crow
1Prothonotary Warbler