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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.

February 24

4Wood Duck
12Blue-winged Teal
2Gadwall
10Hooded Merganser
4Common Gallinule
4American Coot
2Lesser Yellowlegs
6Anhinga
2Double-crested Cormorant
14White Ibis
1Little Blue Heron
3Tricolored Heron
5Snowy Egret
5Great Egret
1Great Blue Heron
2Brown Pelican
2Black Vulture
5Turkey Vulture
1Red-shouldered Hawk
1Belted Kingfisher
1Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1Red-bellied Woodpecker
4Pileated Woodpecker
1Eastern Phoebe
1White-eyed Vireo
2Blue Jay
4American Crow
3Carolina Chickadee
2Tufted Titmouse
28Tree Swallow
2Carolina Wren
1Northern Mockingbird
20Cedar Waxwing
1Brown-headed Cowbird
30Yellow-rumped Warbler
3Northern Cardinal

February 23

1Mallard
1Mourning Dove
3Killdeer
3Greater Yellowlegs
2Ring-billed Gull
6Forster's Tern
4Pied-billed Grebe
1Osprey
3Bald Eagle
1Downy Woodpecker
1Northern Flicker
6Ruby-crowned Kinglet
4Brown-headed Nuthatch
1Gray Catbird
5Eastern Bluebird
1Hermit Thrush
1American Robin
2Chipping Sparrow
2Dark-eyed Junco
2White-throated Sparrow
2Song Sparrow
5Red-winged Blackbird
3Boat-tailed Grackle
2Palm Warbler

February 22

10Rock Pigeon
1Laughing Gull
2Wood Stork

February 21

1Clapper Rail
1Sora
1Green Heron
1Northern Harrier
3Fish Crow
1Golden-crowned Kinglet
1Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1Northern House Wren
1Sedge Wren
2Marsh Wren
2Swamp Sparrow
1Eastern Towhee
1Rusty Blackbird
2Common Grackle
6Pine Warbler
4Yellow-throated Warbler